Stormy Sea

John 6:14-21, “When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.” When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.”

The people of Israel, the House of Jacob, very desperately wanted a holy king – a leader anointed by God – they thought they found Him in Jesus. As Ecclesiastes reminds us what we don’t remember we will repeat. The people of Israel failed to recall and remember what the prophets had foretold about the coming Messiah. They wanted an earthly king to fight against their oppressors and God sent His Son to redeem and restore them and us back to God. God didn’t send Jesus to rule as David had or Solomon had or as Hezekiah had. God sent Jesus in exactly the purpose that we encounter in the verses this morning. God wants us to know that throughout the storms and sunlight of our living that He is with us constantly. God used a stormy Galilean Sea to display His persistence in love for us.

Prayer: Thank Father for loving us and sending Jesus across the stormy sea to us. You bring us calm and hope and love in the midst of the storms and joys of our lives. We love You. Guide us this day in Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.