"But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary" ( Matthew 14:24).
We do not have power over the wind. We are not responsible for the contrary wind that sometimes blow against us in life. We cannot determine when the wind will blow contrary because the wind never tells us when it will blow contrary. The wind does not take permission from anybody when it decides to blow in a certain manner.
The disciples were in a ship, journeying on the sea. Suddenly, a storm arose and their lives were in jeopardy. It could be the ship of your marriage that is being tossed with waves because of a contrary wind. The contrary wind may be blowing against your career, your health, your finances or your ministry. Whatever the case may be, I want to encourage you today to look unto Jesus when the odds are up against you.
The disciples were in a very helpless situation despite the fact that this was a journey endorsed by the Lord Jesus Christ, for He had told them to go ahead of Him to the other side of the sea. They were midway on the sea when a storm arose. Consider the fact that the wind did not blow contrary when they started the voyage. The storm waited for them to get to point of no return before it arose. There were no land borders where they could run and take refuge. The enemy got them in a very tight corner in the middle of nowhere.
Besides it was night, the fourth watch of the night which ancient scholars considered to be the darkest part of the night. Incidentally, the fourth watch of the night naturally terminates in the dawning of a new day. And so, just before your breakthrough comes, it is the usual pattern of the enemy to assail you with the worst of buffetings. But then, that is also the hour to expect God’s supernatural intervention.
When the disciples didn't know what else to do, and it appeared definite that calamity was at hand, it was then that the Saviour appeared on the scene, walking upon water and through the waves, trampling as it were, upon the very phenomenon that had threatened their lives. Jesus could ride upon the waves because He had absolute authority over the sea being the Creator thereof.
Friends, I want you to know that no contrary wind will last forever. The Master is on His way to decree, "Peace, be still" to whatever storm is raging in your life. Only believe. Even though His coming and His actions may not be visible to your sight, I want to assure you that the Lord is working behind the scene on your behalf. Soon, His works will manifest and you will praise the Lord.
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