Bob Lehman
Executive Pastor
Who Is This Man Named Jesus?
A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
By the time the events recorded above took place the disciples had been with Jesus for some time. They had seen him perform many miracles. Still, the fact that He even had control over nature astounded them. Look at their response and listen to their words. “they were terrified”, not of the storm, but of the power of this man named Jesus, and they said “Who is this that even the wind and the waves obey him”
The Corona virus is the worst storm that most of us have ever experienced. Each day we turn on the news and hear about the rising number of people who have contracted it and the rising number of people who have died from it. Sometimes, amid the storm, we tend to focus on the storm and forget who is in control of the storm. This Corona virus came as no surprise to God. His purposes and ultimate solutions for it are beyond our comprehension, but if we believe He is who He says He is, we know that He alone is in control. For whatever reason He is not currently saying “peace be still” to this storm we call Corona, but He is saying to you “peace be still”, I love you and I am in control!