the Fourth Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Luke 8:16-25
No one would think of putting a lamp that had just been lit under a bed or of putting a jar over it. "Children of light", our whole reason for being here in this world is to let the virtues of the One who is the Light (v. 16; Matthew 5:14; 1 Peter 2:9) shine out very clearly in the darkness of this world.
When His mother and His brethren come to Him, the Lord speaks once again about those who "hear the word of God and do it" (v. 21; Luke 6:47). They alone can lay claim to relationship with Him.
In the Lord Jesus falling asleep in the boat, we see Him as a Man tired after His day’s work. But, only a few moments later, the command He gives to the winds and the waves reveals Him as sovereign God. The disciples are afraid and wonder: "What manner of man is this . . .?". We have heard this question several times (v. 25; Luke 5:21; Luke 7:49). Long ago Agur had asked the same question: "Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment?" (Proverbs 30:4). The One who "commandeth even the winds and water" and who reveals His power to faithless, unbelieving disciples is the Son of God, the Creator. His power today has not changed. But what about our faith?
