It was a question asked out of wonder and fear. Jesus had just calmed a raging storm on the Sea of Galilee. Among themselves, the disciples asked, "Who is this?". It is possible, indeed very likely, that at this point they still didn't have a full grasp on Jesus' identity, other than the fact that he was a very popular travelling rabbi. There is little doubt that they had seen, or at least heard of, Jesus working miracles prior to this occasion. Perhaps their underestimation stemmed from not knowing who Jesus really is/was.
Perhaps, though, their underestimation of Jesus came from not having personally experienced Jesus' power in their lives. As far as we know, none of the disciples had been on th recieving end of one of Jesus' miracle. Jesus' power wasn't real to them prior to this moment on the sea--what I mean is that it hadn't been something they had experienced first-hand. Once they do, Jesus is no longer just the travelling preacher, but one annointed with the power to handle a crisis--the calmer of the storm that rages beyond their control.
How is it with us? Have you experienced the power of Jesus in your life? This experience doesn't have to be some grand event, such as a miraculous healing or something similar to what the discples experienced. It can be something along the lines of an inner peace in the middle of a time of great anxiety, it can be that feeling of being forgiven and set free from past mistakes, it can be the power to to resist the temptation of sin and evil. Is Jesus' power real for us? How? As we think on that, let us remember that there is nothing that is not under the control of Jesus; he is the Lord of heaven and earth, sea and sky!
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