Asleep in the Boat

A couple of weeks ago, we looked at the story of Jesus asleep in the boat during the storm from Mark 4:35-41.  As I was looking at this passage, I was reminded of Psalm 121 that says that we can trust in God since he neither slumbers nor sleeps.  The problem is: the New Testament teaches that Jesus is God and that he was slumbering and sleeping the moment that they needed him!  The key is the incarnation which teaches that Jesus is not God disguised as a human but God as human.  In the boat incident, Jesus was not taking the divine role of watching, but was choosing to provide the human model of trust in the Father.  Jesus was so confident in the care of the Father that he was content to sleep on a cushion.  The lesson for us is to reflect on Psalm 121 and be encouraged that God is awake and in that trust, grab a pillow and have a rest with Jesus.