Did you ever sing that little song? Did you sing it....leaving out words,but inserting actions/sounds?
With Jesus in the boat you can SMILE in the storm!
This was the story we read last night in Luke.....then we read it in Matthew and Mark to see how the different accounts compared and we realized something about the different gospels. There are different levels of belief or faith in Jesus. The disciples said things to Jesus during the storm like "don't you care that we are going to drown?" and "Save us!" So, one could assume from these statements that they had some faith....they asked to be saved and seemed distraught that He would sleep through the storm when they wanted Him to be doing something about it, right?! However, once He calms the storm, they act amazed by His authority over the sea and winds. But, Jesus really convicts them of even their fear of the storm. It is one thing to think He can do something about our circumstances....but, it is something more to put all our trust in Him and find complete peace and even JOY in the middle of the waves!
After we read that story I couldn't get the little Sunday School song out of my head last night. I thought I was keeping it to myself, but when we were getting ready for bed, Brad asked "Did you hear a weird noise?".....well, of course....I denied that because I thought the song was in my head and had not sneaked out of my mouth at all. So, he went upstairs to check on the girls. When he came back down I asked him what the sound was like and he said it sounded like a strong wind or someone gasping.....oooops, that may have been me singing "With Jesus In The Boat" :P
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