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Who Then Is This?

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide - Knowing God - Mark 4:39-41 - Who Then Is This? - Growing As Disciples

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Knowing God – Mark 4:39-41 – Who Then Is This? – Growing As Disciples

And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” Mark 4:39-41 (ESV)

Facing Storms

You will face storms in life. You can be certain of that. How you face a storm will harm or help you. What do you mean by that? You have seen others that were either made bitter of better by the storms of life. You have seen others either grow or shrivel up in their faith as a result of the trials they have gone through. You have seen others either draw near or distance themselves from me in times of trouble. You have seen others rely on themselves or on me when they have been in great need. Yes, I have seen all these possibilities in others. I have seen all these potentialities in myself. Then you have been watching. You have been learning. You have been growing.

These possibilities and potentialities all come about as a result of choices that you will make when you are in the storms of life. Storms and trials and difficulties will always pose questions that you must answer. What questions must I answer? You tell me. I want you to hear what questions you have answered and what you have learned. There are a lot of questions that I have been forced to answer as I have gone through storms, trials and difficulties. I have plenty of time. I’m listening. Do you want me to list them? Yes, I do. Here goes. I’m ready. Will I draw near to you when I go through trials? Will I ask for your help when I go through storms? Will I rely on your strength when I face difficulties? Will my faith grow stronger as I place all my trust in you? Will I hold on to you as you hold on to me? Will I have faith that you are with me to help me even if I can’t perceive it at the time? Will I look to see how you are accomplishing good even through the most difficult storms, trials and difficulties in my life? Will I look back to see how you have been with me through storms and trials and difficulties of every kind? Will I ask you to help me to come to know you better through whatever storm, trial or difficulty life throws at me? That is quite a list. How do you want to answer all of these questions? “Yes I will”, that is the only answer I want to give to each one of these questions. Only you can give me the wisdom and strength to say, “yes I will”, to each one of these questions. Is this your prayer? Yes, it is. This is a prayer that I will certainly hear and answer.

Lord, you have never left me. You have always been with me in the storms of life. Thank you for taking my worst storms and using them to accomplish something good in my life. Help me to know you better and receive your peace and calm in every storm.  Amen

Key Question…  How have you come to know God better as you have gone through storms in life with Him?

Living It Out…  Have faith in God and rely on Him so you can come to know Him better as you go through storms in life.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that you will come to know God even better as you go through storms in life with Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you have come to know God better through a storm in life.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you have faith to believe that Jesus Christ will calm the storms in your life.

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Who Is This?

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He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” Mark 4:39-41 (NIV)

Be Still

You are not alone. I have not left you to face storms in life all by yourself. I have seen the look of terror in your eyes as you have gone through worrisome storms. I have heard your fearful thoughts of wonder at how you might survive a fiery trial you are facing. You may have thought you were all alone and on your own. That would be a false thought. That would be a lie. The truth is that I am with you to help you through every trial and storm in life. Do you hear and believe what I am saying to you? Yes, Lord, I believe that you are with me to help me through all the trials and storms of life.

Let’s talk some more about the trials and storms of life. I’m listening. I want you to change the way you look at storms. I want you to think differently about the trials. How so? What have you focused on during a trial or storm in life? Every trial and storm I have faced in life has grabbed my full attention. During trials and storms of life I have thought of nothing else other than how I might endure a trail or weather a storm. I have tried to gather all my resources and strengths and abilities to go through trials and navigate storms. In other words, you have relied almost exclusively on yourself as you have gone through the trials and storms of life. Yes, I suppose that’s true. You suppose? No, I’m sure that I have relied on myself as I have gone through trials and storms in life. That’s right. What has happened to you as you have relied on yourself? My fear and anxiety has grown as I have tried to endure trials and navigate through storms in life. Why is that? I have known that I didn’t have enough resources, strengths and abilities to endure my trials or weather my storms. I desperately needed help. I needed your help. Yes, you did. Have I been with you to help you through the trials and storms of life? Yes, you have been with me to help me. Have I calmed your storms? Have I helped you through your trials? Yes, you have been with me to help me through every storm and trial. That’s right. Can you imagine how I want you to think and act differently in your trails and storms of life? You want me to trust in you. You want me to rely on you. You want me to have faith in you. Yes, I do. You will fill me with your peace as I trust you through the trials. You will grow my faith as I rely on you in the storms of life. Yes, I will.  

Lord, I know that I will go through storms and trials in life. I already have. I know that more will come my way. Help me to grow in faith and receive all the wisdom and strength I will need to weather every storm with you. Amen

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Miracles – Mark 4-39-41 – Who Is This? – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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