Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25
Thank you for continuing this journey of The Gospel Project®
for Kids. Over the next four weeks, preschoolers will discover that
Jesus is powerful. In Sunday’s Bible account, Jesus shows His remarkable
power over creation. After a long day of teaching, Jesus and His
disciples got into a boat to cross over to the other side of the Sea of
Galilee. When their short sailing trip was interrupted by a violent
storm, the disciples found themselves in danger with nowhere to
turn—except to the One who created all things.
The
Sea of Galilee is actually a freshwater lake in northern Israel. It
sits nearly 700 feet below sea level and is surrounded by tall hills and
mountains. The geography contributes to strong downdrafts and sudden
storms that can quickly overtake the lake. This type of windstorm is
what the disciples faced as they crossed the sea with Jesus.
Several
of the disciples were experienced fishermen. They had spent significant
time on the Sea of Galilee, but this storm was so strong. The waves
overtook the boat, and the disciples were afraid they would drown. As
the disciples panicked, what was Jesus doing? He was sleeping! The
disciples woke Jesus. The situation was out of their control, but their
reaction was full of irony: “Teacher! Don’t You care that we’re going to
die?” (Mark 4:38).
The
disciples obviously did not know why Jesus had come to earth. Jesus had
come to rescue people from sin. Did Jesus care that the disciples were
going to die? Absolutely. But He was going to rescue them from something
greater than physical death by drowning. Jesus would save them from
spiritual death when He died on the cross.
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