The Storm “Ceaser”!

Mark 4:39 “Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

I recently saw a viral video of a small village in a foreign country. In the video you can see that there is a tornado spinning and heading right towards a small church. As the worshipers notice the storm headed their way they begin to cry out, “Jesus!” Over and over again you can hear the church members call out to Jesus to keep the storm away from their church, which looks as if it could be knocked over by just a mild wind. Amazingly in the video you can see the tornado shift, turn and then go the opposite way. Of course once the storm is gone you can hear the church members rejoice. This is a true story. I saw the video and it doesn’t look doctored to me. Now, this reminds me of the story in the book of Mark. Jesus and his disciples had been traveling all day. Jesus boarded a ship and his disciples followed. Not long after getting on the boat Jesus, probably tired from his day of teaching, lies down and takes a nap. The Bible goes on to tell us that, shortly after Jesus falls asleep a great storm arises on the sea and water begins to overtake the boat. The disciples, frightened, awake Jesus and cry out to Him to save them from the storm. Jesus simply speaks “Peace be still,” and not only does the storm cease but the scripture says, there was a great calm. I imagine that birds stopped chirping and the disciples fell silent, in awe. So now we have a modern and biblical example of how Jesus Christ…His name alone and, His words, cause storms to cease. The disciples knew who to call on just like the church members in the village. But what would have happened if the villagers had been calling on Jesus yet in their hearts they doubted that the storm would actually cease? I believe they may have had to duck and run. But they didn’t because they called on Him in faith, and of course He answered! When life brings storms, and it will….do you call on Jesus in faith? When we call on Him we must believe that He is a storm “ceaser!” I guarantee He won’t disappoint you. Think about it!