Latest / The Bible Bit Podcast / Jesus Has Authority Over What Terrifies Us
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- 0:00Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries bringing
- 0:04you another Bible bit for you to enjoy.
- 0:07Jesus has authority over what terrifies us.
- 0:11Today as we walk through the scriptures, gleaning valuable lessons from familiar
- 0:15accounts in scripture, we're going to pause and reflect upon the truth that
- 0:19Jesus has authority over everyone and everything that causes us to fear.
- 0:26Luke 8, 22-25 says, Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into
- 0:32a ship with his disciples, and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other
- 0:37side of the lake. And they launched forth.
- 0:40But as they sailed, he fell asleep.
- 0:43And there came down a storm of wind on the lake, and they were filled with water and were in jeopardy.
- 0:49And they came to him and awoke him, saying, Master, Master, we perish.
- 0:54Then he arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water,
- 0:57and they ceased. And there was a calm.
- 1:00And he said unto them, Where is your faith?
- 1:03And they, being afraid, wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this?
- 1:08For he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him.
- 1:13The disciples were terrified for their lives as they were out on the sea during
- 1:17a terrible storm with raging seas.
- 1:20They had reached their limit, but as this account in Luke 8 reveals, God has no limits.
- 1:26And the wind and the waves were not a match for him.
- 1:30Jesus stood and rebuked the wind and the raging waters. Immediately the storm
- 1:35subsided and there was calm.
- 1:38Where once chaos, terror, and turmoil reigned, now there was peace and calm.
- 1:45This miracle of Jesus calming the raging seas and dismantling the storm reveals who Jesus is.
- 1:53The disciples asked, what manner of man is this? In other words,
- 1:57who is this that even the winds and the water obey?
- 2:01When Jesus stood and rebuked the wind and the waves, he revealed that he was
- 2:06all-powerful and that he had authority over all things.
- 2:12This storm in which the disciples were caught right in the middle became an
- 2:16opportunity for them to clearly see who God is and what God can do,
- 2:22as well as what Jesus would do for them personally.
- 2:26The disciples knew Jesus as their teacher, but in the storm they learned that
- 2:30Jesus is Lord over all creation.
- 2:34They learned that Jesus, the one in their boat, was not merely a good man or a wise leader.
- 2:41He was the son of God with complete authority over nature chaos and fear,
- 2:48my friend Jesus is right beside you in your fiercest storms
- 2:52your darkest hours and your most difficult times and just like he calmed the
- 2:58sea stopped the storm protected disciples and restored your peace in this account
- 3:04Jesus will do the same for you
- 3:06if you will only ask him to do so.
- 3:09Christ's authority has no limit. There are no storms that God cannot calm,
- 3:15but there are storms that only He can calm.
- 3:18There are problems that no human ability can solve, and there are situations
- 3:23where our resources reach their limit.
- 3:25But never forget, the wind and the waters obey Him.
- 3:30Thou madest Him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands.
- 3:33Thou hast put all things under His feet. Psalm 8.6 My friend's circumstances
- 3:39may be beyond your control, but they are never beyond His control.
- 3:44The Lord is on my side, I will not fear. What can man do unto me?
- 3:50Psalm 118.6 Remember you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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