The Power of His Presence
Wednesday, May 11
The Power of His Presence
Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. John 6:18
After the events in John 6 where Jesus feeds five thousand something miraculous happens. John 6: 16-18 tells us ‘Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing.’ With this account Jesus calls his disciples to move from a faith based on a very visible miracle that fulfilled their physical need to a faith that is a total trust in him and his words.
Miraculously, Jesus walks on the water towards them. Verse 19 says ‘they were afraid’ or as The Message version of the bible puts it they were ‘scared senseless’. Following Jesus is not always easy. Even after seeing great miracles, signs and wonders the disciples were still not able to stand firm in their faith. It required the presence, the power of Jesus to calm the waves. There are storms and other challenges of life, but Jesus’ presence with us is transformational. No wonder the crowd went ‘in search of Jesus’.