Master of the Wind

Luke 8:22-25

Growing up, my family used to sing at different churches. One of the songs we sang was "Master of the Wind". It was always one of my favorites. The chorus goes like this:

I know the Master of the wind,

I know the Maker of the waves.

He can calm the storms,

and make the sun shine again.

I know the Master of the wind.

This song, based around our text, describes life in two ways. The first is a boat on a sea and the second is an eagle soaring in the sky. In either case, a storm is bad news. Yet, we never have to fear if we know the Master of the Wind.

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Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

Luke 8:22-25

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In our text, the disciples met the Master of the wind. That may sound strange, since we are in chapter 8, and they have been walking with Jesus for a while. While they had been with Jesus for a while, each new experience revealed something new about Jesus to them. They knew that he had power over sickness and health. They knew that he had power over death. They knew that he had a mastery of the scriptures. They knew that he knew the very thoughts of people. They knew that he had power over evil spirits. However, on this night, they learned that he had power over creation itself.

There is a lot we could talk about around this story, but the main things I want to focus on today is "knowing Christ". We often wonder why we go through storms in our lives. Why do we have to deal with sickness and death? Why do we have things break down and tear up at inopportune times? Why is Murphy's Law true for us (If it can go wrong, it will"? The main reason, I believe, is to reveal more of God to us in our own lives. It is one thing to read about Jesus and have an academic knowledge of him. It is a completely different things to have an experiential knowledge of him and his provision.

Father, storms and trials will come. May I know you more through them. I am not praying for more and I am not asking you to keep me from the storms. I simply ask that you always be in the boat with me and that I may always run to you.