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Scripture: John 6:16-21 I
Song: I Know That My Redeemer Lives
The various signs and wonders that Jesus performed all testified to His deity. For every sphere in which men acknowledge God’s sovereignty, Jesus showed Himself Master. In the account before us, He manifested His power over all the elements.
He defied gravity as He walked on the sea. He overcame the physical properties of water as He walked not paddled, not swam but walked across the waves. He escaped harm from the wind and tempest that assailed the boat and the sea. He caused not just Himself but the boat and its passengers to exceed the limitations of time and space arriving at their destination the moment He boarded the vessel. Truly this Man was the Son of God.
The story of Jesus’ walking on water and His command of the elements is a picture of what God does every day. Man has no control over the weather, but God does. Man has no power over the elements. He is bound by time and space, by gravity and momentum and other properties and principles that pertain to matter and energy. But God is not so bound. How then can this story be read, and men not pray? How can this account be recited and Christians not take courage that God is on His throne above the circle of the earth? “It is I,” He says, “Do not be afraid.
Jason Moore
