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Excerpted from: Holiness (Part 2)Try to put yourself in their position. They were at a place that was familiar to them. They were aware that, from time to time, the Sea of Galilee would blow up into a storm and that it could do it awfully quickly. Not only was it quick, but they were quite violent for the boats that were plying the waters there. So they began to have a storm that seems to be stronger than many they had experienced before. And they asked of Him a question that is a not-so-veiled accusation. They were charging Him (God) with a lack of compassion. What is implied is that God is cruel, that He is unloving, that He is aloof, that He is remote, that He has not done enough for us.
I want you to notice what Jesus did. First of all, He did not respond to their accusation. He saved His words for the wind and the sea. Jesus' life was a blaze of miracles, but brethren, we have here one of the most astounding things that He ever did. I want you to notice—He did not even pray! He did not ask God to deliver them from the tempest. He simply gave the divine command, and instantly nature obeyed the voice of its Creator. The wind ceased, and the sea became like glass.
Now look at the reaction of the disciples. They were more terrified than ever! Their fear increased. In the power of Christ, they met something that was more terrifying than anything that they had ever met in nature. They were in the presence of the Holy One of Israel.
Do you see what they tried to do? "Who can this be?" They tried to categorize Him. They tried to put Him into a niche that maybe could contain Him in some way. But brethren, like us, they were in the process of learning that He could not be categorized. He was separate. He was apart. He was in a class all by Himself. He was unique! Because of that, He made people uncomfortable. He was holy. That is what He was. He was holy.
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