Say it different!
'Then they most happily received Jesus into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the place they were trying so hard to get to.'
The disciples headed out one
night in a boat onto a calm sea, but before long a tempest arose and a storm
began to batter the ship. As if that was not enough, they see a man walking on
the waves towards them, and fear took a hold of them not knowing quite what was
going on.
Fishermen and most sea-goers tend
to be most superstitious and look for signs in the skies and in all of nature as
being omens of evil, or promises of good fortune.
The men had been
struggling with all of their strength and determination to keep the boat afloat
and heading in the right direction toward their desired destiny. The night wore
on slowly, and the wretched weather continued unabated.
Then they welcomed Jesus into the ship, and
immediately they were exactly where they had been trying to go. No more
struggles; no more fighting a storm; no more feeling sick and tired batting with
the troubling waves and daunting rain.
So it is in life, especially when
we know where we want to go, achieve what we have believed to be possible, get
to the place where our hopes and dreams become a reality.
Storms arise all of a sudden and
threaten to destroy all of our ambitions and expectations. The waves of discouragement
drown out any ideas of success and prospering in our plans. The turbulence of
disappointments seems to create the illusion of defeat and lost promises.
Jesus walks on top of the waves of our
troubles, just waiting to be invited into the ship.
The moment he is given place in
the boat by everyone, we get to where we wanted and needed to be.
When Christ is welcome into your boat, then
miracles and grace find place also.
Hey, but don’t forget the poor
guy at the back who has been rowing with you!
Pilgrim Warrior
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