Fear: Facing the Storm
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1-His sovereignty over fear.
1-His sovereignty over fear.
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,
but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.
which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
“The world has yet to see what God can do with a man fully consecrated to him. By God’s help, I aim to be that man.”
Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
When things don’t go the way they should, God always turns them for your good!
2- His presence casts out fear. (25-27)
2- His presence casts out fear. (25-27)
And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”
He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.”
― C.S. Lewis
casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
3- His strength calms our fear. (28-33)
3- His strength calms our fear. (28-33)
And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”
He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”
Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
“Saving faith implies . . . love. . . . Our love to God enables us to overcome the difficulties that attend keeping God’s commands — which shows that love is the main thing in saving faith, the life and power of it, by which it produces great effects.”
He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
“To have Faith in Christ means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him. But trying in a new way, a less worried way. Not doing these things in order to be saved, but because He has begun to save you already. Not hoping to get to Heaven as a reward for your actions, but inevitably wanting to act in a certain way because a first faint gleam of Heaven is already inside you.” ― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“Son of God” means that Jesus is the greatest person in the universe alongside his Father. Therefore, all he taught is true, and all he promised will stand firm, and all his soul-satisfying greatness will never change.
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.