Who is this Man?

Luke 8:19-25

Jesus' Mother and Brothers Come to Him

19 Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd. 20 And it was told Him by some, who said, "Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You."

21 But He answered and said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it."

Wind and Wave Obey Jesus

22 Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." And they launched out. 23 But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!"

Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 But He said to them, "Where is your faith?"

And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, "Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!"

Who can this Man be?  Who is He?  When the mother and brothers of Jesus the Christ came to see Him one day, they could not get through the crowd to reach Him.  Some people there let Jesus know that the mother and brothers were there but were unable to see Him.   The Lord answered them instead about who were His true family instead of addressing their immediate request.  All those who hear the word of God and do it are true family of the Lord.  This means acting on the gospel by receiving (John 1:12) Him and following His word in willing obedience afterwards (Luke 11:28, Ephesians 2:10, James 1:22).  After this we find Jesus on a boat crossing the sea to get to the other side for spreading the gospel of the kingdom of heaven.  He fell asleep on the journey as the storm blew hard and the waves rose up to swamp the small craft on their short journey to shore.  The disciples lost trust in God’s protection and providence and woke Him in great fear to let Him know they were all dying as the experienced fishermen were about to be swept into the thundering waves by the wind and drown.  What did Jesus do?  He told the storm to stop and waves to cease.  Then the calm after the storm came immediately and He questioned where their faith went.  Did it get washed or blown away by the circumstances?  Their reaction was of awe and wonder at who this man could be since even the world of nature obeyed His commands.  With a word, the waves and storm of His creation obeyed as in the beginning (Genesis 1:1, John 1:1, Hebrews 1:2).  Yes, this man was God Himself, Immanuel, among us (John 1:14) who created (Colossians 1:15-17) and rules over all things in heaven and earth.  This Word of God who spoke us and all around us into existence has complete control and authority over the wind and waves and over all our circumstances of good and evil, of safety and danger.  He is the Sovereign Lord and King as 1 Timothy 6:15 and Revelation 17:14 tell us.  Jesus is the Divine Lord and Ruler (Acts 10:36, 1 Corinthians 8:6, 12:3) whom we acknowledge and worship as only God is worthy of as Philippians 2:10-11 echo Isaiah 45:21-23, 24 to demonstrate who He is.  When we say Jesus is Lord, we confess His divinity and not mere authority given as a role like earthly rulers.  Who is this Man?  He is non other than God in the flesh of a man in perfect union to be worshiped!