Mark 4:38 But Jesus was in the stern, asleep on the cushion.

When a crisis hits, is that a time of peace? When everyone is frantically looking for a solution, is that the moment to take a nap? When frightened voices get louder and louder, is that the time for sleep?
 

Most of us would answer "No!" to these questions. When there's a crisis, we're on full alert. So it was with the disciples on the Sea of Galilee when the storm hit. Though many of them were fishermen who were used to being on the sea, they feared for their lives.

But in the midst of the storm, Jesus slept. They asked, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" To them, His silence meant that He either didn't know their danger or He didn't care. When we're in the storms of life, we often ask the same questions, wondering if God knows or cares.

The wonderful news is that God's apparent silence is neither ignorance nor carelessness. God knows and cares for us at all times. Peter said it so well: "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God....casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you" (1 Peter 5:6-7). Don't despair in the storm. Look to the Savior, who is with us, closer and more powerful than the wind and the waves.

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