Caught in the Middle

Recently I was reflecting on the story of the disciples of Christ as they set sail across the Sea to Bethsaida. The Bible tells us that Jesus sent them ahead of Him while He went up on the mountain to pray, It had been a long day for Christ the day prior to this event and solitude was sought but not found as He looked out and saw His disciples in the -middle- of a storm in the -middle- of the sea. When I read this passage I can't help but think of Jesus saying "they are in trouble again" (my own thought). The Bible does tell us that He obviously went out to rescue them, teach them a lesson on faith, and show them that He had control, even over the forces of nature. The part that I have always found curious is the verse that says (vs 49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; for they all saw him and were troubled.)

There are many different lessons about our faith that we can learn from this, but the one that has always stood out to me is the fact of knowing that God is always in the middle of my storms even when I can't see Him. It says that they were in the Middle of the sea and obviously they were in the middle of the storm, the middle of any body of water is almost always the deepest part and the middle of any storm is almost always the most violent, and in life this is where most of us want to throw in the towel and just quit, much like the disciples did. They were so distracted by the storm that they almost missed their deliverer mistaking Him for a ghost.

There is something to be said about this and the fact that so many times in life we get so distracted about all of the things going on around us we forget that God is right beside us, waiting for us to recognize his presence and power in our lives, so that He can began to take control of the situation and subdue even our greatest problems.

So next time you find yourself in the middle of one of life's storms, remember that the creator of the ends of the earth, the everlasting God is right beside you waiting to move on your behalf.