After a long day of preaching and healing, Jesus and His disciples set out in a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee. Suddenly, a violent storm erupted, and the waves crashed over the boat, quickly filling it with water. The disciples were terrified for their lives, while Jesus slept peacefully in the stern on a cushion, untouched by fear or worry. He was the embodiment of peace amid the chaos. When the disciples woke Him, He rebuked the storm, and instantly, the winds died down and the sea became calm.
In a world filled with turmoil and relentless bad news, the Lord speaks over you: “Peace be with you.” Hear Him as He repeats: “My child. My perfect peace be with you.”
In this time when the enemy roars like a lion, seeking to drown you in chaos, Jesus calls you to fix your eyes on Him. Don’t let your gaze wander! He has promised to watch over you, providing for your needs and protecting you. He is a faithful God. So, instead of being troubled by the turmoil around you, find rest in His perfect peace.
Activation:
Read Mark 4:35-41 below. Picture yourself lying next to Jesus in the boat, surrounded by His peace. Take a moment to rest in that tranquillity. From this place of rest observe what is happening in and around your life while staying in His presence. Allow Jesus to show you a different way to look at and deal with daily challenges in your life by resting in His peace. Take it a step further: acknowledge the state of the world, but remain anchored in the perfect peace of Jesus. Allow His peace to fill every part of your life. May His perfect peace be with you today and always!
Jesus Stills the Sea
35 On that [same] day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee].”
36 So leaving the crowd, they took Him with them, just as He was, in the boat. And other boats were with Him.
37 And a [a]fierce windstorm began to blow, and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already being swamped.
38 But Jesus was in the stern, asleep [with His head] on the [sailor’s leather] cushion. And they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?”
39 And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].
40 Jesus said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith and confidence [in Me]?”
41 They were filled with great fear, and said to each other, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
Mark 4:35-41 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Mark 4:37 The Sea of Galilee is famous for its sudden and severe storms, produced by winds that funnel through the passes and canyons of the surrounding hills and create severe turbulence on the water. As experienced fishermen, the disciples knew that this was an almost constant risk in their profession.
Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]
John 14:27 (AMP)
“You will keep in [a]perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both [b]inclination and character],
Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation]Isaiah 26:3 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Isaiah 26:3 Lit peace, peace, a Hebrew idiom of emphasis.
[b] Isaiah 26:3 The Hebrew word for inclination became a technical term in Jewish tradition, and the rabbis frequently referred to the “evil inclination” much in the same sense as the sin nature. They also recognized a “good inclination,” which the righteous choose to follow, and urged people to make their good inclination king over the evil inclination.
“Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the LORD
And whose hope and confident expectation is the LORD.Jeremiah 17:7 (AMP)
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