07. Who Is This Jesus—and Why Does It Matter?
What If Jesus Is Different Than You Think? – Series
You can admire Jesus and still avoid the question that could change your life.
Who is He?
Perhaps you have accepted what your family believes. Perhaps someone disappointed you, and you walked away from everything they represented. Perhaps you decided Jesus was a good teacher without investigating what He actually said and did.
But what if there is more to Him than the conclusion you inherited?
In Mark 4:35-41, Jesus and His disciples were crossing a lake when a fierce storm struck.
Waves broke over the boat. It began filling with water.
Some of these men were fishermen. They knew the lake. Yet they were frightened.
Jesus was asleep.
They woke Him with a question you may have asked yourself:
“Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
Have you ever wondered whether God cared?
When the diagnosis came. When someone left. When you prayed and nothing seemed to change.
The disciples could see the water rising. They could feel the wind. And Jesus appeared to be doing nothing.
Then He stood and spoke to the wind and the waves.
“Quiet! Be still!”
The wind stopped. The water became completely calm.
Jesus asked why they were afraid and whether they still had no faith.
But another fear now gripped them.
They asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Consider what they had witnessed.
Jesus had spoken, and the storm obeyed.
If Jesus is who this encounter suggests He is, what right does He have to speak into your life?
That question reaches beyond whether you find Him interesting.
You may welcome His comfort. Would you welcome His correction?
You may want His help with your circumstances. Would you trust Him with the choices you keep protecting?
Perhaps there is a relationship, a habit, or a wrong you already know you need to face.
Perhaps you have kept Jesus at a comfortable distance because drawing closer might require something to change.
Be honest about that.
Investigating Jesus means being willing to follow the evidence somewhere you did not plan to go.
The disciples entered the boat knowing something about Him.
They left with a question they could no longer treat casually.
What about you?
Have you investigated who Jesus is—or accepted someone else’s conclusion?
Read Mark 4:35-41 slowly. Notice His words. Notice His actions. Notice the question His disciples asked.
Then bring Him your own honest question:
“Jesus, I want to know who You are. Help me face what is true, even if it challenges the way I live.”
If you discovered that Jesus has authority over your life, would you be willing to follow Him?
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Terry Ruff
DMM Catalyst & Zúme Trainer | Missionary at Northside Christian Church
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