Don’t Rock the Boat
📜 The Word
“One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So, they got into a boat and set out. As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
The disciples went and woke him, saying, ‘Master, Master, we’re going to drown!’
He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. ‘Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.’”
— The Gospel of Luke 8:22-25
🌎 The World Behind the Word
Luke records this moment during Jesus’ Galilean ministry, when fishermen-turned-disciples encounter a storm on waters they know well. Sudden squalls were common on the Sea of Galilee, but this one overwhelms seasoned sailors. The narrative shows fear not in their inexperience of the water, but in threat beyond control. Jesus’ presence in the boat reframes the crisis: danger is real, yet it is not ultimate.
The one person on the boat who had little experience with navigating water was the calmest of all of them.
He didn’t say, I got you. He asked, “Why don’t you got yourself?”
❓ The Meaning
This one scripture standing on its own has more power for us than you probably may have ever imagined.
The disciples’ fear isn’t condemned; it’s redirected. Jesus doesn’t deny the storm—He speaks to it.
The question that follows (“Where is your faith?”) isn’t an accusation but an invitation to relocate trust from outcomes to presence.
Faith here is not calm feelings; it’s confidence in who shares the boat.
How often have you heard or read this scripture and how often did you pass it by like another convenience store?
🌿 Covenant Contrast
Old Covenant thinking (under threat):
“If Jeus is with us, the storm shouldn’t be happening.”
New Covenant living (Epistle to the Romans 12:1):
“Because of God’s mercy, I offer my whole life—even in the storm—as living worship.” Your whole life is not your surrender, offer everything to God, the little things, and the big things.
Faith becomes embodied trust in motion, not the absence of turbulence.
🤵 Pastoral Word
I love this story. It’s so simple. If you carry this one verse with you every day it sums up everything you need to be blessed in your life. It really can be life changing…
…Fear often grows when we assume control was ever ours. Today, practice trust by noticing who is with you before worrying about what surrounds you.
Think about this…
Jesus was asleep
His disciples were seeing their world falling apart around them
Jesus is still asleep
Finally, the disciples call on him
Jesus wakes up on being called despite the storm…
You see, we make an assumption that we’ll be taken care of, or our skill will keep us afloat. Then our pride and our confidence are challenged. Fear sets in and we forget about our source.
We don’t need to wait until we are about to die to “wake Him up” ...
…Jesus is always in the boat.
Have faith
🙏 Prayer
Lord Jesus,
Steady my heart when
circumstances rise against me.
Help me trust Your presence at every moment
And help me live gracefully,
more than I fear the storm.
Amen.
🔥 Carry this With You Today
God is with me always and meets me in my limits, so why should I wait for a storm to call on Him?
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