The Disciples

In Matthew 14 we read the account of the disciples in the boat in the middle of the sea of Galilee when a big storm arose, high waves and wind. The disciples were afraid they were going to drown. Then as if that wasn't enough they saw what they thought was a ghost walking across the lake.

We know it was Jesus, and they soon realized who it was when He called out, "Be not afraid."

This is you and me...in the middle of a storm. We feel alone. Everywhere we look, we only see more storm, more waves. We are paralyzed with fear. What do you fear...being alone, heights, disease, finances, failure. The list goes on. But the answer is the same...Be not afraid. God has promised never to leave us or forsake us.

I wonder if the disciples were saying "If only we had left shore." We do the same thing—we step out and we think we have failed, then the "if onlys" start in. But the truth of the matter is if we never step out away from the shore, we miss the deeper things of God. For it is in the midst of the storm that God shows Himself more clearly. In the midst of a storm, our prayers are more serious, not many words..."HELP, LORD" and He does.

Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? [Shall] tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

The answer is in Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Today I walked a bit further with only a cane and not my walker. This is progress.

Be blessed