...Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost.
They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified.
Immediately he spoke to them and said,
"Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."
Mark 6:48-50 NIV
The disciples had been alongside Jesus, seen the miracles, but still didn't get who he really was...
Jesus response?
He says 3 things in the storm...
The first is "Take courage"
The word here is "tharseo" which is about bolstering something from within, being warmed up from within, to be warm hearted...
In the storm Jesus says it's not the turmoil, the drama, the pressure, the circumstances on the outside, but be warmed from within, be strengthened from within.
I know about the storm.
I can see you.
I'm with you.
Take courage
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