"Hush! Be Still!"

Mark 4:39

And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.

The disciples had seen Christ do many miracles and no doubt when they awoke him in the storm they expected a miraculous discovery, or at least for Christ to show some concern.  What they end up with is Jesus treating the wind and waves as if they were unruly children.  "Why are you causing such a ruckus and scaring these guys?" he seems to imply, "Hush! Be still."

And the wind and waves obeyed.

The disciples are flabbergasted.  "Who is this guy?  Even the wind and waves obey him."

A couple of observations.

1. The wind and waves did obey him because they were obedient to him because Christ was and is their master.

2. The disciples were not in the least bit of danger, even though from their perspective they were in grave danger of being swamped in the storm. The wind and waves only blow at the behest of their master, and stop when he orders.