Charles Spurgeon Commentary Mark 4:39

"And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm." — Mark 4:39 (ASV)

And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Not only was the wind quieted, and the sea hushed to slumber, but a deep, dead, mysterious calm transformed the lake into a molten looking glass. When Christ stills winds and waves, it is "a great calm." Did you ever feel "a great calm"? It is much more than ordinary peace of mind; it is to your heart as if there were no further possibilities of fear. Your troubles have so completely gone that you can scarcely recollect them. There is no one but the Lord himself who can speak so as to produce "a great calm." Master, we entreat You to speak such a calm for those of us who need it.

And said unto the sea, Peace, be still.

Can you not almost imagine that you can hear that commanding voice addressing the raging, roaring, tumultuous winds and waves?