Involve the MASTER

Text: Mark 4:37-38 (KJV)

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

Many at times, man’s ego, make us depend so much on their conscience and leave God until the matter gets out of hand. In our text of today, we see that the disciples were fighting the wind by themselves until it got to a point when the storm reached its peak, and the ship was filled with water before they got Jesus involved. The funny part was that Jesus was on that ship, he was so calm and was sleeping, but they did not involve Him in their situation. The question we should ask ourselves is: Are we carrying Jesus in the boat and fighting the battle by ourselves? Furthermore, we can see that it was until they called and involved the MASTER that was when the situation changed. The MASTER in this context means someone who is in complete control over something. Jesus is our MASTER, and he is in total control despite the situation it may be. Jesus is with us, but are we just carrying Him in our ship, or are we inviting Him to be the MASTER? Or has the wave gotten to its peak where our efforts are no more relevant, and there is no more alternative?

For you to have the MASTER involved, you need to have absolute trust and confidence in His Lordship. He is in charge and a perfect professional in any field it may be. He is the Master over that issue; you just only need to recognize him as your MASTER, who will never fail. Psalms 73:26- My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. Jesus is just waiting for us to involve him. For by your strength, just know that you will never prevail; the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but time and chance happen to them all. Have you already arrived at that point where you have no other alternative? It is never too late, so just wake up the MASTER in your boat. He is not far fetch but just by you.

Ask yourself: At what point do I involve the Master? Is it at the take-off or at a full-wave storm? The best part about God is that there is no late hour with Him. In John11:11- These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep. It has already been four days since Lazarus was in the grave, but the MASTER still showed up and brought him back to life. No matter how long that situation has been called dead, just involve Him and see it rise again. Remember, do not start a journey alone and get stranded before you involve Him in it, but instead, let us always walk with Him at all times.

PRAYER POINTS:

1)       Father, help us to subdue self-wisdom in the battles of our lives but learn to depend on the Master in Jesus name.

2)       Holy Spirit, please open our eyes to see the presence of the Master in the issues of our lives, in Jesus name.

3)       Oh Lord, may this full-wave we are going through now obey the voice of the Master, “Peace, be still” in Jesus name.

ACTION QUOTE: Is the Master present, and you are still struggling alone all by yourself?