Jesus in the Boat





Mark 4:35-39

"On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?' And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea,  "Peace! Be Still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."

I've spent a lot of time thinking about this story with Jesus in the boat, and storm has really been a lot of what I have reflected on. Jesus commanded the wind to stop and it did! He brought peace in the middle of chaos. Sometimes in our lives Jesus doesn't always calm the storm the way we want him to. My aunt still died from cancer, friends lost siblings, lost friendships, betrayal, dealing with past hurts, and growing up.

Then there is a new storm, COVID-19 which has impacted our lives in many different ways. I have to admit I am not afraid of this virus. I know there are many people out there who are scared and not just scared but with crippling fear. I have had small moments where I felt scared of other things happening, like an earth quake or people looting stores. But the biggest thing for me has been this secondary fear, it's almost as the fear of others sticks to me and I can't shake it or escape it. It becomes heavy, like a ton of bricks on my shoulders.

Then Jesus calls me back to the boat, the same boat that I have sat in with Him time and time again, through every dark, broken and painful moment. I have screamed and cried and begged to make it all stop. So Jesus commands it to stop and the chaos or anxiety I feel stops. There is an abundance of peace, the boat is my safe place, it's the place I go when I don't know where else to go and there is nothing else I can do.  Life doesn't go according to our plan but it does go according to His plan. Sometimes the battle isn't ours and the outcome may not be in our favor, but it may be in theirs.

What I do know is that no matter what I face and no matter how scary it may seem Jesus will always be there to hear me out and be with me through the process. He is with me always and He is with you always. In the end it will always work out for His kingdom and it will be good, so very good!

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