WINDSTORM

 

WINDSTORM

 On the same day, when evening had come, 

He said to them, 

"Let us cross over to the other side." 

Now when they had left the multitude, 

they took Him along in the boat as He was. 

And other little boats were also with Him. 

And a great windstorm arose, 

and the waves beat into the boat, 

so that it was already filling. 

But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. 

And they awoke Him and said to Him, 

"Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" 

Then He arose and rebuked the wind, 

and said to the sea, 

"Peace, be still!" 

And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 

But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? 

How is it that you have no faith?" 

And they feared exceedingly, 

and said to one another, 

"Who can this be, 

that even the wind and the sea obey Him!"

Mark 4:35-41

A windstorm 

A windstorm on the sea. The boat was filling with water. The sea depicts the world, its systems, values and mindset. We must expect such storms in this world, as the LORD Himself said,  These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

John 16:33

Again in Matthew chapter 24, JESUS spoke about the storms in this world especially in the end times.

JESUS was not affected by the windstorm. He rested His head on a pillow and was asleep in the stern. His soul was resting in the Holy Spirit, the True Wind that was blowing over the stern because His soul was set to catch the Wind of the Holy Spirit that was beyond the windstorm on the sea!

The LORD had authority over nature. He stilled the storm by saying, "Peace, be still!" 

storm in the soul

This storm affected the souls of the disciples who were with JESUS in that boat. Their souls became restless and reflected the windstorm on the sea. Faith is the rope that raises the sheet of the sail of the soul to catch the True wind of the Holy Spirit so that our sailing may be smooth. 

They cried out saying, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" Their souls were filling with the water of the worldly mindset! 

Like the LORD JESUS, we need to be overcomers in this world. Storms will come but we must trim the sail of our soul and yield to the move of the wind of the Holy Spirit. We must yield even our rational thinking and our good intents to the Holy Spirit. We must wait on the LORD and listen to His voice and know the direction of the True wind and submit our soul to the Spirit until we experience that rest to our soul.

spiritual storm

 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones. When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me." For He said to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!" Then He asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, saying, "My name is Legion; for we are many." Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains. So all the demons begged Him, saying, "Send us to the swine, that we may enter them." And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea. So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened. Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
Mark 5:1-15

Legion was constantly living in a spiritual storm. He was possessed and controlled by many demons. The LORD JESUS was full of the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit was upon Him because He lived and walked in obedience to the Spirit. Therefore He did not fear the less powerful demons, but had authority over them.

Those who feared the windstorm, became fearful of JESUS, when He demonstrated His authority over the storm.

The pig keepers became fearful of JESUS, when they saw His authority demonstrated over the demons. JESUS used the pigs as a cleaning cloth to clean up the demon possessed man. The unclean spirits left him and entered the pigs, leaving the man clean! The unclean pigs were disposed of in the sea!

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 

Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, 

And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 

Though its waters roar and be troubled, 

Though the mountains shake with its swelling. 

Selah There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, 

The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. 

God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; 

God shall help her, just at the break of dawn. 

The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; 

He uttered His voice, the earth melted. 

The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. 

Selah Come, behold the works of the Lord, 

Who has made desolations in the earth. 

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; 

He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; 

He burns the chariot in the fire. 

Be still, and know that I am God; 

I will be exalted among the nations, 

I will be exalted in the earth! 

The Lord of hosts is with us; 

The God of Jacob is our refuge. 

Selah

Psalm 46:1-11