"Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, Let us cross over to the other side of the lake. And they launched out."
Luke 8:22 (NKJV)
Luke 8 records the story of Jesus and His disciples crossing a lake in a boat, which was a fairly normal means of travel for them. Today we don't travel with boats as much as we use cars, airplanes, and even trains to get where we are going. We don't plan to live in the car, airplane, or train, they are just methods that we use to go from one place to another. I have traveled by car, airplane, and train to various places and while not every one of those experiences has been the most wonderful and exciting time of my life I did reach my destination.
In the story from Luke 8 we see that as Jesus and the disciples were in the boat crossing the lake a storm came up. The storm caused some concern for the disciples but Jesus helped them get to the other side, which was the whole reason for the trip in the first place. What if the disciples had known for certain that the storm was coming and had said they did not want to travel in the boat? They may have reached their destination by foot but it would have taken them much longer to walk around the lake than to travel over it by boat.
Just like disciples we will all go through some situations and experiences that are not so pleasant. But, if we remember that Jesus is with us and that He will help us we can keep the right perspective. The disciples began to panic in their situation because they started looking at the circumstances and they forget where they were going. We need to trust God and stay with His Word and the leading of the Holy Spirit to get where we need to go. If we just panic and get scared at the first sign of trouble and then quit we may never reach our destination. No matter where we are in life we need to realize that God is on our side and He will help us to safely and successfully reach the destination of where we need to be in life.
Luke 8:22 (NKJV)
Luke 8 records the story of Jesus and His disciples crossing a lake in a boat, which was a fairly normal means of travel for them. Today we don't travel with boats as much as we use cars, airplanes, and even trains to get where we are going. We don't plan to live in the car, airplane, or train, they are just methods that we use to go from one place to another. I have traveled by car, airplane, and train to various places and while not every one of those experiences has been the most wonderful and exciting time of my life I did reach my destination.
In the story from Luke 8 we see that as Jesus and the disciples were in the boat crossing the lake a storm came up. The storm caused some concern for the disciples but Jesus helped them get to the other side, which was the whole reason for the trip in the first place. What if the disciples had known for certain that the storm was coming and had said they did not want to travel in the boat? They may have reached their destination by foot but it would have taken them much longer to walk around the lake than to travel over it by boat.
Just like disciples we will all go through some situations and experiences that are not so pleasant. But, if we remember that Jesus is with us and that He will help us we can keep the right perspective. The disciples began to panic in their situation because they started looking at the circumstances and they forget where they were going. We need to trust God and stay with His Word and the leading of the Holy Spirit to get where we need to go. If we just panic and get scared at the first sign of trouble and then quit we may never reach our destination. No matter where we are in life we need to realize that God is on our side and He will help us to safely and successfully reach the destination of where we need to be in life.
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