Where Is Your Faith

"Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me." When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? "But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces!

Luke 7:23-25

Storms Of Life

At times we feel like the disciples in that boat. There are storms in our lives. Storms that look so big and dangerous that the mere thought of them makes us feel swamped. They make you wonder if God really knows what He's doing. If will really survive the wind and the waves. In fear and despair we cry out. "Father! I'm going to drown!" Yet He was there all the time, in control, not worried. He responded with miraculous power. And amazing as that was, it's not what caught my attention in this story.

Where Is Your Faith

Rather, it was Jesus' question. "Where is your faith?" He asked. I wonder what was going through His mind. Why did He say that? Why did He choose those particular words? He didn't launch into some long lecture. No. He asked a simple, pointed question. Where is your faith? And the question remains today. Where is our faith? We're all in our boats on the lake of life, making the journey to the other side of the shore. Can we believe that He has brought us to this, and He will take us through?

The Captain Knows

He may not instantly rebuke and remove the storms in our life, but that doesn't mean we will drown. There are other things to learn that miracles can't teach. Where is our faith? The faith that God who has always been there is still there. Faith for the unseen. Faith to place my trust and hope in Him completely. Perhaps when Jesus poised that question to His disciples, it was another way of saying, "Why are you so upset and frightened? Didn't you know that I was here? Didn't you know that I would keep you from drowning? I'm God!" The waves continue to crash about us. We feel so very tired. But our anchor holds. Our captain knows the course.

Watch, Trust, And See

"Who is this?" the disciples asked. So must we ask ourselves. Who is this in our boat of life? This is Jesus. He controls the real wind and waves as well as the ones in our lives. He can do anything. And when we know someone who can do anything, why waste time with worrying about drowning? We might still be afraid, and we might even get wet in the process. But where is our faith? Watch, trust and see what He will do-it may well just be a miracle!