22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost,’ they said, and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’
28 ‘Lord, if it’s you,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to you on the water.’
29 ‘Come,’ he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came towards Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’
32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’
(Matthew 14:22-33)
In his gospel, the Apostle John, records the reason why the disciples were in the boat. The crowd wanted to crown Jesus as a physical king. Jesus didn’t want this to happen and so withdrew by himself and the disciples went back into the boat. The experience of the disciples in the storm can be an encouragement to us when we go through the storms of life. We all go through storms and troubles. When we find ourselves in these storms, we can rest on these 4 assurances about Jesus if we are Christians.
In the podcast today we complete our look at 4 distinct ways that Jesus shows His care and concern for his followers, those who are Christians. Please do listen or download the mp3 podcast to find out more about this aspect in the relationship between Jesus Christ and the Christian.
Issues Facing Christians Today - Materialism
Issues Facing Christians Today – Be Radical
Issues Facing Christians Today - Guidance
Issues Facing Christians Today - Christians and culture
Psalm On Demand - Psalm 1
Issues Facing Christians Today - Chocolate Christianity!
Wednesday Wisdom 1 - Proverbs 1
Issues Facing Christians Today - Individualism
Psalm On Demand - Psalm 83
Issues Facing Christians Today - Government
Bible Reading - Psalms 41 to 45
Bible Reading - Psalms 1 to 5
Bible Reading - Psalm 117
Christian Response to Mormonism 4
Bible Reading - Psalm 141
Christian Response to Mormonism 3
Bible Reading - Psalm 139
Christian Response to Mormonism 2
Bible Reading - Psalm 36
Christian Response to Mormonism 1
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