Jesus Stills the Storm
Jesus had been teaching a big crowd of people all day. He had healed many people and He had fed them too. He was tired, and ready to take some quiet time away from the crowds. He told his disciples - the group of men who followed Him - that they would all get into their boat and sail across the lake that night. Then He lay down in the front of the boat and fell fast asleep.
Suddenly a HUGE storm came up on the water! The winds were loud and strong and fast! They pushed and pulled the water into enormous waves that crashed down on the boat, filling it with water. Even though many of these men were fisherman who had been out in storms before, they were VERY afraid! They thought their boat would be tipped over, they would be dumped into the water and drown! They hurried to wake Jesus up!
Jesus had been asleep - He wasn't scared. He knew that they would be alright. But He could see that His friends were VERY scared. So He did something amazing: He stood up and said to the wind, "Be Quiet!", and to the waves, "Be Still!". All of a sudden, they were! The wind stopped immediately, and the water became as still as a sheet of glass. The disciples couldn't believe what just happened! "Who is this," they said to each other, "that even the winds and the waves obey Him?" (Mark 4:34-41)
Jesus is not like anyone else - He is God! He made the wind and the waves, so of course they listen to Him and do what He says! He loves us, and He doesn't want us to be afraid, even when scary things are happening around us. Jesus will never leave you - even if something bad or scary is happening, He will be with you and He will take care of you. Sometimes He will calm the storm, and sometimes He will let the storms blow but He will calm you. You can always trust God.
(Here is the link to the full devotional: http://elizabethtreger.blogspot.com/2014/12/christmas-countdown-dec-7.html)
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