1 Samuel 1-3, Luke 8:26-56 • Key Verses: Luke 8:22-23
God sometimes leads us into difficult situations for our good and His glory. Do you believe that?
Perhaps not, but keep it in mind as you look at the account of Jesus calming the storm.
He had put His disciples “in harm’s way,” so to speak. Jesus instructed them to go to the other
side of the lake. Did He know there was a storm coming? Of course He did. As Warren Wiersbe
points out, “It was a part of the day’s curriculum.” Jesus can use a storm to teach.
The disciples’ reaction was normal. They despaired. “Were going to drown!” they cried.
Sometimes the storms of life fill us with despair as well.
It was then that Jesus demonstrated His power. In Mark it is recorded that He said, “Quiet! Be
still!” And it was (Mark 4:39). He has the power to calm the storms.
The result was a sense of awe on the part of the disciples. What Jesus had just done helped
develop their faith as they began to see Him as more than a man. He is the God-man whom the
winds and the waves obey.
It is the same for us at times. God deliberately leads us into difficult situations. We may despair,
but it is in the storms that He can demonstrate His power. Our faith is strengthened as we see
Jesus working in our lives through our difficulties.
Ask God to help you learn the lessons He has for you, even the ones taught through difficult
situations.

Woodrow Kroll & Tony Beckett
www.backtothebible.in