REBUKE THE STORM!

The disciples were in the boat with Jesus  (Mark 4v36). As they sailed on, a strong wind came with waves which entered the boat and it was nearly swamped, verse 37 of Matthew 4. Jesus was sleeping and the disciples woke him up. They said "Teacher,don't you care if we drown?" He got up and rebuked the wind and it calmed down.

The interesting part of this story is that the disciples who had been with Jesus, followed his teachings daily, still asked one another "who is this? Even the wind and waves obey him!"verse 41.
You would think that at this point the disciples should know the kind of authority Jesus had. They saw him driving out evil spirits, healing the man with leprosy and the paralytic who was brought by the four, plus many healing miracles which he did. They still got surprised when he calmed the storm because they never knew he had power even over natural disasters. The bible says in John 1v3 that through him all things were made, meaning that even the sea and the wind were created by him, so his creatures should obey him. We read in Mark 6v45 that he walked on water, this adds on to prove that he had authority over everything created by him. The water could not drown its creator.

We can start our walk with Jesus but still not realising how much he can do for us,some know him as a saviour which is not bad but there is more to know about him, to others he is a healer and a teacher. Jesus can also take care of our problems starting from the small ones to the huge or the challenging ones. He can even rebuke the storm around you. He said in Matthew 28v18 " All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me" If Jesus is in you, he is greater than any other problem.

The disciples thought they will die in that storm but that could not happen because Jesus had called them on a mission, that is to carry on with the gospel (Matthew 28v19)
Everyone is here on earth for a purpose, therefore refuse to die without accomplishing your purpose. Rebuke the storm around you in the name of Jesus, the one who was there when the earth was created, the author of your life.