Are you a Master at anything? I found a list of things that you can actually become a master at: Master conductor, Master gardener, Master chef, Master mechanic, Master sommelier, Master electrician, Master carpenter, and I am sure there are more that I didn’t list. You can also get a Master’s Degree in numerous subjects. To be a master at something means that you know a subject or can you can perform it very well. I read that it takes 10,000 hours or more to become a master in a certain area. That means that it would take 416.67 days non-stop to become a master in the area of your choice! That is a lot of dedication!
To become a Master, usually one is required to become an apprentice. An apprentice is someone who trains for a career by working under the supervision of more experienced workers. In Biblical times (and today), a disciple was part of a deliberate apprenticeship, a follower or adherent of Jesus, the one true Master.
In Luke 8:24 we read about the disciples calling Jesus, Master.
The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.
The disciples were saying “Master, Master,” meaning teacher, chief or commander. If you recall the story, Jesus and the disciples were boating to the other side of the lake, but as there were sailing along a fierce wind descended upon the lake. In their anxiety and fear of the storm they cried out to Jesus as their Master. The very next verse answers our question as to who Jesus is that He could quiet the storm.
…In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”
Luke 8:25
He is the Creator (John 1:1-3), the Almighty God, the real “Master” of the universe! When the disciples called on Jesus they were looking to the one Man who has the ultimate authority over all the earth. The one Man who could take the churning waters threatening to consume them, command, “Peace,” and have complete and immediate obedience. Like apprentices looking to their Master for protection and provision, they pleaded with the One who could meet their needs.
As we have been reading in every Bible Journal Post this year, Jesus has many names. But we see here in Luke 8 that when Jesus was called out as Master in the midst of a life-devouring storm, He was moved to action. He came to their rescue. Jesus is the Master because He has the power and the ultimate authority to speak even to the winds and waves. The powerful forces of nature listened and obeyed because He was, without question, Master.
Just as the disciples faced the storm, we face many storms in our own lives. The disciples were positive that Jesus could save them from the storm and they called on Him. Will we call on Him when we face the storms in our life? Will we call Him Master?