{"id":39457,"date":"2025-06-23T17:31:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldchallenge.kinsta.cloud\/devotion\/our-savior-storm\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T18:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:00:01","slug":"our-savior-storm","status":"publish","type":"devotion","link":"https:\/\/worldchallenge.kinsta.cloud\/ru\/devotion\/our-savior-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Savior in the Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cBut the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, \u2018It is a ghost!\u2019 And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, \u2018Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid\u2019\u201d (Matthew 14:24-27, NKJV)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The disciples were suddenly overwhelmed. They probably said in fear, \u201cThis is the work of Satan. The devil is out to kill us because of all those miracles we\u2019ve had a part in. Where did we go wrong? God is mad at somebody on this boat!\u201d Another could have asked, \u201cWhy us? We\u2019re doing what he said to do. We\u2019re obedient. Why this storm?\u201d<\/p>\n

In their darkest hour, \u201cJesus went to them\u201d (Matthew 14:25)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

How difficult it must have been for Jesus to wait on the edge of the storm, loving them so much, wanting so much to keep them from getting hurt, yearning after them as a father for his children in trouble. However, Jesus knew they could never fully know or trust him until the storm\u2019s full fury was upon them. He would reveal himself only when they had reached the limit of their faith. The boat would not have gone down, but their fear would have drowned them more quickly than the waves beating on the ship. The fear of drowning was from despair, not water.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, \u2018It is a ghost!\u2019\u201d (Matthew 14:26)<\/em>. They did not recognize Jesus in that storm. They saw a ghost, an apparition. The thought of Jesus being so near and part of what they were going through did not even enter their minds.<\/p>\n

Beloved, the danger we all face is not being able to see Jesus in our troubles. In that very peak moment of fear, when the night is the blackest, the storm is the angriest, the winds are the loudest, and the hopelessness so overwhelming, Jesus always draws near to us to reveal himself as Lord. He is our Savior in the storm!<\/p>\n

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