Parables in the Gospel of Matthew about the Storm and the Cost of Discipleship - Essay Example

In Matthews, Jesus disciples panicked when a storm upon whereby they woke up the sleeping Jesus who rebuked them for their lack of faith and then calmed the storm. In those times, the storm may be the literal storm that could drown them from their boat.  The truth manifested in Jesus miracles however reverberates until today that even if He is no longer physically present, having faith in Him has still the effect of “calming the storm in our lives”.   The storm basically represents the trouble that bothers us and the depth of the sea is the danger that accompanied by the problems that we may drown into it and die.

Or symbolically, that we may be consumed by our problems and challenges because it is too much for us to handle.  The words of Christ here may be stern and rebuking but this gave assurance to the faithful that nothing will happen to them even in the midst of the strongest storm if He is with them. The message of the story is that if we have enough unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, our personal storms or problems will take care of its own.  And that we should not worry about drowning just like the disciples did because if we have faith in Jesus, no harm would come to us even if the strongest storm will come upon us.

  Or in short, we should not be afraid of any challenges that life may confront us if we have in Jesus.  In Matthew 8:18-22, Jesus revealed the cost of discipleship when the crowd gathered around him and a teacher of the law manifested his willingness to become His disciple and follow wherever he may go. And Jesus told Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Manhas no place to lay his head” (Matthews 8:18-20).  Jesus answer was an allegory of how demanding the work of a disciple is.

  It means that they will not have rest for they will live the life of the disciple.