John 6:16-21
“Notice what you notice.” John’s account of Jesus walking on the water… Strange that Luke would not write about this incident when the other three Gospel writers did…
It dawned on me to look at the adjectives in this passage – dark, rough, strong, frightened, afraid, glad – and I wondered about those times in our lives when Jesus came “walking on the water” to save us from harm. No doubt, they are countless every day – if not Jesus personally, then His guardian angels. Mark Bruner and I drove eight hours yesterday, reversing that today. And we were kept from harm, I’m sure, countless times – and we didn’t even know it! I fear that we too easily just took it for granted that we would arrive at our destinations safely.
Or maybe not “harm” as such, but disappointment, anxiety, grief. Again, not Jesus personally, but He has sent His Holy Spirit – our Counselor, Helper, Advocate. And while those times are real, with His help they can be mercifully shortened.
Hearkening back to my comments yesterday, is Jesus waiting for us to call on Him before He gets into our boat? For yesterday’s first-century passage, I think not. But for our everyday circumstances today, I think – most certainly!
“Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3, NASB)
Slava Bohu!