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!"

Here we see God in total control having a plan from before creation – did anyone think he would have failed due to a storm: that the Son of God who came to die for the sin of the world be drowned due to some random storm. Never! The disciples were in the same boat with Jesus – so what did they think would happen? Believers can learn a lesson here. In all ages there will be difficulties and dangers for Christians as they tread this world. There will be roaring winds and huge waves whipped up, sometimes in minutes that can really disturb our life, yet every believer is in Christ; metaphorically in the same boat as he is, if we are doing His will. The waves will prove our faith, but they will not destroy us – Jesus is with us. Jesus is shown how patient and compassionate he is: as the psalmist writes: "As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him." (Psalm 103:13). Jesus knows the trials of man – in this episode he is so exhausted he falls asleep in moving boat. His response is "Pease be still". It's not the environmental world he is so concerned with at the moment but rather our individual world: there is no despair he cannot lift us, no anxiety he cannot quell, or temper he cannot cool. A conscience in turmoil he cannot bring peace to.  Hear him: "Please be still".