Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat. Immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going.
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… He says, it is I, be not afraid. Then they willingly received him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. In our journeys to Israel, and I've been to Israel many times, one of the most delightful times that I have is to sit at twilight on the shores of Galilee. It's almost mesmerizing. It's almost like a dream, the tranquility. tranquility. You're almost intoxicated by the beauty as the sun sets over the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights across the sea from Tiberias turn a rosy color. You sit there, you can hear the birds nesting in the trees. I believe that the Sea of Galilee is one of the most beautiful bodies of water on this earth. The old rabbis used to say that when God created all the other seas. Then He created Galilee just for Himself. Now the background for this passage of Scripture, it had been a wonderful day. Jesus Christ had been with His disciples teaching them and He had performed miracles. He fed the 5,000. So the disciples were full. They were full of success. They were full of knowledge. They were full of self-confidence and they were full of a banquet of fish and bread. And it was a wonderful evening, perhaps like the evening that I just described when sometimes we sit there and bask in the beauty and perhaps the moon was there in the sky like a gardenia on the lapel of the night and a gentle breeze soft as a baby's breath …
… saith unto them, It is I, be not afraid. Then they willingly received him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. Are you in a storm? You say, no pastor, I'm not in a storm. Well, I'm glad for you. Enjoy the trip. Enjoy the trip. Have a good time. Really, I'm serious. We're fools if we don't enjoy the good times of life. If you are not in a storm right now, I am happy for you. Enjoy it. But wait a while. Just wait a while. Sooner or later, you are going to find yourself in a storm. And so what I want to talk to you about is how to find peace in the midst of your storm. Because peace is not the subtraction of problems from life. Peace is the addition of power to meet those problems. That's God's peace. So I want to give you six principles. Will you write them down? Principle number one, here's what you can say when you're in a storm. …
… And when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. And then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. And when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat. And they were afraid. But He said to them, It is I. Do not be afraid. And then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going. And on the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except the one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away alone. However, other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks. …