Jesus Answered, ”Why Are You Afraid? You Don’t Have Enough Faith.”

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Matthew 8; Matthew 9; Matthew 10

Jesus Answered, 

”Why Are You Afraid?

You Don’t Have Enough Faith.”

Scripture

Matthew 8

²³ Jesus got into a boat, and his followers went with him. ²⁴ After the boat left the shore, a very bad storm began on the lake. The waves covered the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. ²⁵ The followers went to him and woke him. They said, “Lord, save us! We will drown!”

²⁶ Jesus answered, “Why are you afraid? You don’t have enough faith.” Then he stood up and gave a command to the wind and the water. The wind stopped, and the lake became very calm.
²⁷ The men were amazed. They said, “What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the water obey him!”

Observation

Fear! It comes in all shapes and sizes.

What brings fear to your life? What puts fear in your heart?

For the disciples that night it was being caught in a storm with waves coming into the boat. Most of these guys were fisherman so if they were terrified then they were in a very bad storm.

Each one of us has our own areas where fear creeps in; maybe it is flying on an airplane, maybe our teenage child out on a Friday night with friends, it could be our finances or our lack of finances, maybe our health or the health of a loved one, what about a fragile relationship, our future, the holidays, our job or not being able to find a job, the list could go on and on. 

Oh, did I mention “the dark”!

All fear … All fear … All fear … is a lack of faith. Did you get that? Do I need to repeat it one more time? All fear is a lack of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Application

 The next time fear creeps into my life I will remember the words of Jesus, “Don’t you have enough faith?” And I will trust Him.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I have to admit that there are times in my life when fear creeps in. It usually is over things that are in the future. Things that are totally out of my control. Help me to trust You when those thoughts creep in. You are All-Powerful. Nothing is too hard for You. You are the One who will calm the storms. You alone. You are enough. 

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