Matthew 8:23 says, And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.  When Jesus was leaving the multitudes, He got into a ship.  We are not told who the ship belonged to, but possibly one of the disciples.  We can be certain that Jesus did not just take someone's ship without having the right to do so.  We likewise cannot just take what belongs to someone else and claim that as a follower of Christ we have a right to do so, even if we are doing something for God.  The disciples followed Jesus onto the ship.  They did not know where He was going, but they were following Him wherever He was going.  We need to always follow where Jesus leads us.  Verse twenty-four states, And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.  We might think that where Jesus is that all would be calm, but a great storm arose.  I believe that we should be ready for storms to come to our lives today if we are following Christ.  As the storm was raging, Jesus was sleeping, which implies that He was at peace in the storm.  I believe we can have that same peace in the storms today, if we put our faith in God.  Verse twenty-five states, And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.  The disciples, though physically with Jesus, were afraid that they were going to die.  They at least went to the right source for deliverance: Jesus.  When we are in the storms of life today, we must look to Jesus for deliverance.  Verse twenty-six declares, And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.  The disciples thought they had to wake Jesus up to be delivered from the storm.  Jesus declared them to have little faith.  We need to have faith that the Holy Spirit is always with us and knows our needs, even in the storms when it may not seem to be true.  Jesus rebuked the winds, and there was a great calm.  Jesus can bring that great calm to our lives today, if we live by faith in Him.  We should never focus on the storms, but on the One Who can calm the storms.  Verse twenty-seven declares, But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!  We should marvel at Jesus, because He is able to calm all the storms of life if someone only puts their faith in Him.  Even when the storms rage around us, we are secure for the rest of eternity if we keep our faith in Jesus.  Jesus is the One Who secures us for all eternity, no matter what storms we face in life.  Had the faith of the disciples been strong enough, they would not have feared the storm, since Jesus was with them.  Neither should we fear the storms as long as we are following Christ by faith.