Matthew 8:27

Even the winds. That is, in addition to all manner of sicknesses, and even death itself, Christ had power over wind and sea also. It seems that the disciples “marvelled” that the forces of nature also submitted to the will of Jesus. They were eye-witnesses to what had happened (see Luke 1:2; 1 John 1:1,2), and never thought for a moment of denying the evidence of their senses. Christ commanded; the elements obeyed. Today, men who consider themselves wise affirm that it was a mere coincidence, that the storm was bound to subside anyway, and that Jesus spoke just as the wind had spent its fury.

We would simply ask them to duplicate the “mere coincidence,” not omitting any detail recorded in the Bible story!

Every time Christ performed a miracle His reputation was at stake. Suppose He had failed even once, as the disciples did upon at least one occasion (see ch. 17:16-20), what would the men of His day have thought or men today think?

As Christ stilled the winds and the waves of Galilee, so He is able to still the storms of life that so often burst unexpectedly and with violence over the human soul. Too often the reason we do not experience His power in our lives is that we are “fearful” and have but “little faith.”