In the story above, Jesus and the disciples are on lake when
a storm comes up and starts to swamp the boat that they are in. Jesus is asleep
in the boat as the disciples start to panic, fearing that they will soon drown
if the storm does not subside. So they wake him up, urging him to do something
to save them. Here the disciples are in this boat WITH God, and yet they
still fear that the boat is going to capsize and they are all going to die.
From our perspective on dry land, we could shake our heads at the silly
disciples. After all, it’s not logical that they were going to capsize and die
with this incredibly important Man on board. It’s like watching the early
minutes of a suspenseful movie, knowing that there is no way the main character
could die this early in the film. But we get the same way in our own lives…when
the waters start to get choppy and things appear uncertain, we start to worry and
panic much like the disciples did…even though we know that God is right there
with us in the boat. Maybe if we could see him standing at our side…maybe if we
could have some kind of physical proof that he was going to carry us through
the storm. Would we still worry, doubt, and fret over what is occurring right in
front of us? Unfortunately the likely answer is “yes” as we would probably be a
lot like the panicked disciples in the boat. Thankfully, the Lord does not
condemn us for our weak faith and worry…he does not scold us for our foolish anxiety,
and cast us aside as useless weaklings. Rather he delivers us…we may still have
to ride out the storm on that shaky boat, but we will get through it one way or
another. And the Lord will be at our side, leading the way the whole time. All
we have to do is TRUST him…trust that we will not drown, trust that the Lord is
by our side and will not let us be lost to life’s rough waters! To God be the
glory!
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