Mark 4: 36-41 “And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as He was in the ship. And there were also with Him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.”
“And He was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake Him, and say unto Him, 'Master, carest thou not that we perish?'”
“And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, 'Peace, be still.' And the wind ceased, and there was great calm.”
“And He said unto them, 'Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?'”
“And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, 'What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?'”
This story fascinates me. These guys are taking Jesus across the sea in their ship, a massive storm comes up that fills the ship with water--except where Jesus slept, obviously--and totally rattles these seasoned sailors. They wake Jesus up, astounded that He was able to sleep through it.
Then, when He had calmed the sea and stilled the storm, these same guys were again astounded that He could have that kind of power. Grown men, full of fear during the storm and after the storm.
I have to wonder if they would have preferred to have the storm back.
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