Mark 4:39 (NKJV) 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.
We don’t often think of the elements and the tangible things of the earth regarding their relationship to or with God.
They are seemingly just there, existing and doing what they were made to do.
But there is abundant evidence in God’s word that even the elements and visible, tangible things of the earth, the waters, and skies are subject to God.
And though they are not “beings” in the way that we may think of them as such, they will give honor and glory to the One who created them in their own ways at God’s command.
Jesus told the Pharisees (in Luke 19:39-41) that if the people did not rejoice and call out to Him as He entered Jerusalem, even the stones would have cried out!
In the verse at the beginning of this devotional, Jesus was accompanying His disciples across the water in a boat. And as they crossed the water, He had fallen asleep. Navigating the boat was the responsibility of the disciples. So, He left them to their task and He rested.
As they traversed the waters, a storm came up and a great wind blew. The word of God says in Mark 4:37 that “the waves were breaking into the boat so that the boat was already filling up” with water.
The disciples became fearful that they were all about to perish, so they quickly woke Jesus, implying verbally that He cared nothing about the fact that they were perishing!
Now, this is where we witness the elements obeying the One who created them.
The word of God does not indicate that there was any great or lengthy discussion between Jesus and the disciples. He simply rose, and He rebuked the wind, saying “Silence! Be still.”
Then the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
The earth, the heavens, and everything in them are subject to God, our Creator.
They must obey Him!
Even as they give Him glory and honor with their beauty, as we discussed in Monday’s devotional, they also must obey Him and honor Him in their submission to His voice.
Isaiah 66:1 (LSB) 1 Thus says Yahweh, “Heaven is My throne, and the earth is the footstool of My feet. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443
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Thank you for this Pastors Curt and Ellie,
I have experienced this ‘personally’, while working in Greece on a waterfront.
I decided one day (a day off), to attempt to Windsurf to a far off island. I made the Island and began to sail back home.
To cut a long story short The Lord intervened to prevent me sailing on one tack.
After half an hour the Wind rapidly increased from force 3/4 up to 7.
I lost contact with my Windsurfer.
However, as I was still within swimming distance of the island I was able to swim to safety.
POINT BEING…If I HAD been able to continue Windsurfing, by the time the storm hit I would have been at least a mile and a half from land (without my board).
I’m convinced that the Lord intervened “elementally”, to prevent me progressing away from the island, before the storm hit.
PRAISE JESUS.
Malcolm S.Devon U.K.
Malcolm, thank you for sharing your story. We just never know how God will intervene on our behalf. It is often only afterward that we look back and see His hand on things 🙏