Our culture is such a lens in front of our faces that we scarcely notice it at times. If I tell you I spent $60 putting gas in my car, most American adults might think this is about average, while a toddler might think I've spent a fortune on such a transaction. It all depends on your experiences and expectations.
For a first century Jew, the chaos of a storm, combined with the darkness, represents the largest primordial forces beyond understanding or control. It was the very universe trying to rip itself apart. To see Jesus control such storms with a word is to see the Creator exercising power over the created. It inspired awe and fear as they wondered just who this might be. They knew he was more than a man, but how can a man that looks just like them be so much more than just a man? They saw, but could they believe their eyes? They were astounded and amazed and terrified at the power he possessed.
As someone once said, you can't ask someone like that to simply be an assistant. To have such a man in your life is to hand over the reins, to cede all power and authority to him. He is the source of power and wisdom in the universe -- let Jesus be Lord, that his wisdom may guide us, that his power may rle over us, and that we may submit to Christ as Lord in all things.
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