"And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid." (John 6:18-19 KJV)
"Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them." (Jonah 1:11-13 KJV)
So when, again, that it might happen, whatever it be; hold on and don't let go of Jesus! Basically, the way I see it, there is only thing that should make us afraid or give us concern: Are we being a good servant? If I were to make any type of wager on the percentage of those that worry about that, as simple of task as it might be, I would most likely loose money. We really cannot know what is in anyone's heart; only God knows our hearts! We don't even know, until tested, what our heart might do and how we will react.
This is a very interesting picture of what it is like to try and do anything in our own strength! I really hope that we can see this, because we are constantly trying to be the one that moves that big rock! God has asked us to move it, so we pretty much consider it is our duty, as a good servant, to move something too big for us to move. It can almost be overwhelming, causing us to give up; making us wonder if we are even saved at all, having no power to control anything; we even to avoid doing nothing, even when there is nothing that we can do.
Speaking of giving up; sometimes that is what the Lord is waiting for us to do! Not to give up on Him, but to give up on doing anything without Him! Don't you know by now, He has the power to do it all! Suddenly we see Jesus walking on the water! Wow, here we are fighting this current, rowing with all our might; trying as hard as we can to get somewhere we think we need to be: and there is Jesus! Just like that, He is managing just fine, walking towards us on the water: doing that which we could never do on our own, ever!
By the way, I did notice that Peter's attempt to walk on the water is not mentioned; it is just a little curious to me, why? This is basically a lesson on Jesus' power, and His power alone! We must not ever assume that we have anything, although we almost always do! I am an empty suit, waiting to be worn and used by God; nothing good is in me that is of any use, except Jesus! Empty out your life, and let Jesus into every single part of who you are!
Anywho: this is something that has caught my attention; the point about the farmer burning up his field: if we are truly a believer, and if we have eternal salvation, and if we are causing thorns and thistles to grow in the farmers field, we can be taken out, but we are not lost! There still is a place for you in heaven! I'm just saying, in case you might have been concerned; as I might hope we are.
This life is for you to shine the light of Jesus, in whatever way that God has chosen you to do. But this life is not the life we are living for; don't let it steal your peace and joy...
"Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. Don't repay evil for evil. Don't retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with blessings. That is what God has called you to do, and he will bless you for it. For the Scriptures say, "If you want to enjoy life and see many days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. The eyes of the Lord watch over those that do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil."" (1 Peter 3:8-12 NLT
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