The devil knew Jesus was coming to set the man free, so he stirred up a great storm to stop Jesus coming to the region. The devil is not really interested in stopping you doing anything but he is interested in stopping the Lord Jesus from touching people's lives.  It was not the disciples he was trying to stop from reaching the other side, it was Jesus. The disciples at this point were merely men. Christ did not live within them.  They were not anointed with the Holy Spirit and Jesus’ authority was not dwelling in them. The only person that worried the devil about that boatload of people was Christ!   But things are different now. Today Christ is in our life, just like he was in the boat and because Christ is in us, the devil will cause the storms and troubles to come against us. If he can, he will seek to way lay us, distract us and cause enough trouble to turn us back. How many times have you made a fresh commitment to be available to God only to find that quickly trouble comes?

Friend, Jesus is in your life just a He was in the boat. The enemy can’t stop Him and if the enemy seeks to rock your life, you have the authority to stand up and still the storm and know that your life and boat is safe.