Who Is this One?
Matt 8:27 “So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be that even the winds and the seas obey Him?”. Even today, at this special time of the year, having just celebrated Easter, many ask that same question, though, more often with scorn and ridicule. Who, indeed, is this One whom the storms and winds obey!?
The disciples were in a boat and Jesus was there too, though He was sleeping. A storm came up. The disciples feared for their lives, but Jesus kept sleeping! They finally went to Jesus and woke Him up. He responded, “Why are you afraid?” and then spoke to the wind and the storm and all became calm. This action on the part of Jesus prompted the question set out at the start of this blog. Who is this who can calm the storm? Who is this who has such power? The unasked questions are “Who is this if not God? Who can calms storms but God?
The reality of the situation is that it was Jesus, God in man form, who calmed the sea. It was this same God-man who hung on the cross to pay the debt of my sin. It was this same One who was resurrected- brought back to life- and because He was so can I one day be! The One who calmed the storm for the disciples has become the Rescuer for me. He wants to rescue you too. Aren’t you glad?