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His mother and brothers showed up but couldn\u2019t get through to him because of the crowd. He was given the message, \u201cYour mother and brothers are standing outside wanting to see you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe replied, \u201cMy mother and brothers are the ones who hear and do God\u2019s Word. Obedience is thicker than blood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tOne day he and his disciples got in a boat. \u201cLet\u2019s cross the lake,\u201d he said. And off they went. It was smooth sailing, and he fell asleep. A terrific storm came up suddenly on the lake. Water poured in, and they were about to capsize. They woke Jesus: \u201cMaster, Master, we\u2019re going to drown!\u201d<\/p>\n

\tGetting to his feet, he told the wind, \u201cSilence!\u201d and the waves, \u201cQuiet down!\u201d They did it. The lake became smooth as glass.<\/p>\n

\tThen he said to his disciples, \u201cWhy can\u2019t you trust me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThey were in absolute awe, staggered and stammering, \u201cWho is this, anyway? He calls out to the winds and sea, and they do what he tells them!\u201d (Luke 8:19-25)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tWithout trust, there can be no obedience. Jesus\u2019 mother and brothers didn\u2019t believe him to be the Messiah. They looked at how Jesus lifestyle and all they could see was a problem. They believed that Jesus was behaving in an irrational way. They were concerned for his health and welfare. Jesus used their concern for him to point out that belief involved hearing and then doing God\u2019s word. <\/p>\n

\tBut his disciples were not any better than his family at the doing of God\u2019s word. Although they were obedient when it came to getting in the boat and heading across the lake, when a problem came up, they were as quick as his family was to doubt him. Neither Jesus\u2019 family nor his disciples trusted him. Hearing God\u2019s words and doing them depends upon trusting them.<\/p>\n

\tThere was no thought in the disciples\u2019 minds, when they awakened Jesus about any hope, any way out. Instead, they merely informed him that they were doomed to drown. Their situation overwhelmed their ability to see who Jesus was. Of course, their inability to see past their situation did not prevent Jesus from doing what had to be done. The disciples had no faith, no expectation, no hope. Jesus acted anyway, because Jesus\u2019 ability to save is not dependent upon our ability to believe that he can do it. Jesus does what is necessary regardless of our panic.<\/p>\n

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