And the men (disciples) marveled, saying, “What sort of man (Jesus) is this, that even winds and sea obey Him. Matthew 8:27 Lord Your disciples had seen You do a lot of things. But it seems this calming of the sea really made them talk among themselves and ponder who You truly were. Thank You […]

Then He (Jesus) rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Matthew 8:26. Lord the sea was raging. The disciples thought they would die. You were sleeping and they woke You up. They were surprised that you could remain asleep with all the tossing of the boat because of […]

And He (Jesus) said to them, “Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Matthew 8:26 Lord because Your disciples were afraid You called them – “Men of little faith.” It appears to me that they had great […]

And they (Jesus disciples) went and woke Him, (Jesus) saying, “Save, Lord; we are perishing.” Matthew 8:25 Lord, Your disciples were afraid because there was a terrible storm. They were afraid the boat would sink and they ran to You. They knew You could help. They knew You were their answer. Thank You Lord for […]

And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but He (Jesus) was asleep. Matthew 8:24 Thank You Lord for a good nights sleep. You were in a boat on the sea with Your disciples and a storm came up that was very scary. […]

And when He (Jesus) got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. Matthew 8:23 Thank You Lord for giving all of us the invitation to ‘come follow You’. Oh we are not with You in the physical but we are certainly with You spiritually. Thank You that the more we allow Your words to sink […]

Another of the disciples said to Him, (Jesus) “Lord let me first go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.” Matthew 8:21, 22 Lord, without knowing the history this sounds as if You were not being very compassionate. Certainly the dead couldn’t […]

And a scribe came up and said to Him, (Jesus) “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay His head.” Matthew 8:19, 20 Thank You Lord for our homes and a […]

Now when Jesus saw great crowds around Him, He gave orders to go over to the other side. Matthew 8:18 Lord You are the Son of God so You always knew the right thing to do. You were doing the will of Your Father and that was why You were here. You knew exactly what […]

That evening they brought to Him (Jesus) many who were possessed with demons; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah. “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.” Matthew 8:16, 17 Lord, thank You for caring […]