A Faithful Response

Scripture – Luke 8:22-25: 22One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. 24The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. 25“Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

Reflection: What must it have been like for the disciples? They left their old lives behind and committed themselves to following this amazing man wherever He went. They really had no idea where that would lead.

Here, for example, it looks like Jesus randomly decided to cross the lake. “So they got into a boat and set out.” That simple act of obedience is a great example for me. There were no questions asked. Jesus decided to go there, so they went.

Sometimes I hold things up with my questions. Why go there? Do we have what we need? Do I have to get things together? Yet a lot of times, what Christ wants me to do is very clear. I’ll practice responding like these disciples. For in their faithful response they learned even more about who He is. Taking risks in following Him is the only way to do that.