Day 90 Bible Reading

Numbers 30, Numbers 31: 1-24, Luke 8: 19-39, Psalm 48: 9-14

Luke 8: 22-25 (ESV)

“One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out, and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm. He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?””

Verses 22 through 25 from Luke 8 remind me that even though the disciples of Jesus trusted him and had seen all the miracles that he had performed, they still panicked. But I don’t blame the disciples. I think that this is the way of human nature, that we always constantly doubt even though we know better. Isn’t our life like that sometimes? Our faith is tested. We have this incredible faith in Christ and our life is calm and going forward. We think our faith is so unshakable. Then a storm comes along in our life, and our calm life goes into a tailspin and our faith disappears. We think God is punishing us, or worse has forgotten us. But then we pray and Jesus helps us through the storm and gets our life back to calm waters. And I can imagine Christ saying to us “Where is your faith?”