...but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves...
Matthew 14:24 ESV
In the dark
In the middle of the night
A long way from land
In the storm
The disciples at that time had no idea what the outcome was going to be...they just followed Jesus instructions, did the right thing, and now they were in trouble.
In the dark
In the storm
Jesus was nowhere to be found, & they were a long way from land...
Maybe you're in the storm right now...in the dark... we get to see how this story ends...but the disciples didn't know that in the dark
We know how this story ends.
We know that Jesus made a way...became the way...that we're dearly loved - and that one day all will be made new - and sometimes, in the dark, that's all we have to hang on to.
That who Jesus said he was, what we believe in the daylight will sustain us in the storm...
#stormsoflife
#inthedark
#faith
#faithinthedark
#hope
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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