Who is there?

Have you ever been in a dark, unfamiliar place? It seems at those times is when our minds and imaginations play tricks on us. You hear weird noises. You have that feeling that somebody is watching you. My father-in-law has some land that we call the shinry. (The spelling is up for debate.) It is where we like to camp and hunt. I am not one that gets scared to be alone. I have been camping alone. I actually appreciate those times. I do have to admit that alone at the shinry gets a little creepy. We sometimes make the same mistake in our storms in life. The disciples are out in the boat being hit by the waves, and land was too far to swim for it. To top it all off it is at night. Then they see Jesus, but didn’t know it was Him. Scripture says they were “terrified”.

The disciples here are making the same mistake that the religious of the day had made. They didn’t realize who He is. The hurting and non religious are the ones that embraced Jesus. The religious who should have recognized Jesus through all their knowledge of scripture did not. In the midst of the storms we face we must recognize Jesus in them. Let’s remember the disciples just saw Jesus feed the five thousand. Many times after great victories is when the storm surges.

He has promised that He would never leave us alone. The next time you are in the middle of your storm let your faith see for you. In the middle of the night, when the storm rages, Jesus is with you. Hear His words, “Take courage, It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

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