And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
After the feeding of the thousands on the grassy plain, the disciples toiled for hours against wind and waves until Jesus came to them walking on the sea and entered the ship, when the wind suddenly ceased by His power and the ship was at once at its appointed shore as night gave way to dawn. Those aboard bowed before Him with thankful hearts and confessed that He is truly the Son of God. His presence welcomed aboard ends dangers His followers cannot overcome by their own efforts, turning fear and despair into faith and hope. The powerful and compassionate Redeemer holds the winds in His hands and commands the troubled waters, and He can be trusted to guard and revive His followers in storm as well as sunshine.
Setting on Stormy Lake
The stilling of the wind belongs to the spring evening on the grassy plain where thousands ate the food provided after hearing words that came as the voice of God and witnessing healings that only divine power could perform. The feeding of the multitude from five barley loaves and two small fishes, shared in by all, appealed to everyone as proof of divine power like God feeding Israel with manna in the desert. That miracle showed Christ to be the One Moses foretold, leading the people to say to one another that this is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. The crossing that ends with the wind ceasing is the same crossing told in Mark 6:45-52 and John 6:14-21.
After Jesus sent the disciples ahead across the lake, they labored for hours against the waves and were driven away from their intended shore. On that storm-tossed night on the lake, Jesus came to their boat walking upon the white-capped billows. He reassured them with the words, It is I; be not afraid.
They had crossed to the farther side in obedience to their Master's command, yet their own efforts and oars could not save them when the tempest overpowered them. In the fourth watch, with strength exhausted and hope giving way to despair, they laid down their oars, expected to perish, and took His appearance walking calmly on the boisterous waves for a sure sign of immediate death, crying out in great fear. Through the dark tempestuous night He watched His obedient disciples with tender care and sympathy and pitying love like a mother watching a suffering child. He gave help when their hearts were humbled and they prayed, and His voice above the roaring tempest, making Himself known and bidding them not be afraid, came not as the herald of death but as the messenger of life.
Miracle When Entering Ship
The moment Jesus stepped aboard with Peter and the disciples the wind suddenly and completely ceased by His word and power over the elements and threatening forces, and their danger from the storm ended and they were brought out of peril. His presence ended the danger they could not overcome by their own efforts. At that same moment the ship was immediately at the land where they were going, the appointed meeting place where Christ had appointed to meet them, brought safely to its destination after many hours of fruitless rowing against adverse winds. The storm ceased when He joined them in the boat, and the boat then reached land and came to shore.
The fearful night of danger and horror gave way to calm and the light of dawn. The night of horror was succeeded by the light of dawn the moment He took His place in the boat and the wind ceased. The disciples and others aboard bowed at Jesus' feet with thankful hearts, worshiped Him, and confessed of a truth that He is the Son of God.
The stilling of the tempest was part of what the disciples faithfully recounted to the wondering crowd from Bethsaida seeking Jesus — the struggle against the wind, Jesus walking on the water, Peter's attempt to come to Him and its result, the fears thus aroused, His reassuring words, and the tempest's sudden stilling and the landing of the boat. The calming of the sea when He and His disciples entered the ship stands as one of the mighty works that testified to His Messiahship.
Presence in Life's Storms
Matthew 14:32 shows Jesus as Deliverer bringing rescue to His followers in the storm, and when they recognize Him their fear is gone and they welcome Him as their Deliverer. The disciples had crossed in obedience to their Master's command, yet their own efforts and oars could not save them when the tempest overpowered them and drove them helpless until they laid down their oars in despair and expected to perish. While tempest and billows threatened death, Christ whom they had left on the other side appeared walking calmly on the boisterous white-capped waves, and they mistook His appearance for a sure sign of immediate death and cried out in great fear. His voice making Himself known and bidding them not be afraid came not as the herald of death but as the messenger of life, and at once turned horror of despair to joy of faith and hope, so that with the beloved Master with them all anxiety and dread of death were gone. When Jesus and the disciples entered the boat the storm ceased, for Christ's presence and power ended the danger they could not overcome by their own efforts, changed their despair into faith and hope, and removed fear because He was with them.
The verse means the powerful, gracious, compassionate Redeemer holds the winds in His hands and controls the waters, commanding the troubled waters with infinite power and turning sorrow into joy. He watches His obedient disciples through the dark tempestuous night with tender sympathy and pitying love like a mother watching a suffering child, and comes to them walking on the water in the fourth watch in their greatest peril when strength is exhausted and hope gives way to despair. His voice above the roaring tempest restores confidence, and the rough waves and wind show the majesty of God, which fills the heart with awe. He guards finite beings on the deep by angels from His glory sent to those in danger. He comes to His followers in danger, is able to calm every tempest and revive every heart, and can be trusted for protection in storm as well as sunshine.
After the feeding of the thousands on the grassy plain, the disciples toiled for hours against wind and waves until Jesus came to them walking on the sea and entered the ship, when the wind suddenly ceased by His power and the ship was at once at its appointed shore as night gave way to dawn. Those aboard bowed before Him with thankful hearts and confessed that He is truly the Son of God. His presence welcomed aboard ends dangers His followers cannot overcome by their own efforts, turning fear and despair into faith and hope. The powerful and compassionate Redeemer holds the winds in His hands and commands the troubled waters, and He can be trusted to guard and revive His followers in storm as well as sunshine.
Setting on Stormy Lake
The stilling of the wind belongs to the spring evening on the grassy plain where thousands ate the food provided after hearing words that came as the voice of God and witnessing healings that only divine power could perform. The feeding of the multitude from five barley loaves and two small fishes, shared in by all, appealed to everyone as proof of divine power like God feeding Israel with manna in the desert. That miracle showed Christ to be the One Moses foretold, leading the people to say to one another that this is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. The crossing that ends with the wind ceasing is the same crossing told in Mark 6:45-52 and John 6:14-21.
After Jesus sent the disciples ahead across the lake, they labored for hours against the waves and were driven away from their intended shore. On that storm-tossed night on the lake, Jesus came to their boat walking upon the white-capped billows. He reassured them with the words, It is I; be not afraid.
They had crossed to the farther side in obedience to their Master's command, yet their own efforts and oars could not save them when the tempest overpowered them. In the fourth watch, with strength exhausted and hope giving way to despair, they laid down their oars, expected to perish, and took His appearance walking calmly on the boisterous waves for a sure sign of immediate death, crying out in great fear. Through the dark tempestuous night He watched His obedient disciples with tender care and sympathy and pitying love like a mother watching a suffering child. He gave help when their hearts were humbled and they prayed, and His voice above the roaring tempest, making Himself known and bidding them not be afraid, came not as the herald of death but as the messenger of life.
Miracle When Entering Ship
The moment Jesus stepped aboard with Peter and the disciples the wind suddenly and completely ceased by His word and power over the elements and threatening forces, and their danger from the storm ended and they were brought out of peril. His presence ended the danger they could not overcome by their own efforts. At that same moment the ship was immediately at the land where they were going, the appointed meeting place where Christ had appointed to meet them, brought safely to its destination after many hours of fruitless rowing against adverse winds. The storm ceased when He joined them in the boat, and the boat then reached land and came to shore.
The fearful night of danger and horror gave way to calm and the light of dawn. The night of horror was succeeded by the light of dawn the moment He took His place in the boat and the wind ceased. The disciples and others aboard bowed at Jesus' feet with thankful hearts, worshiped Him, and confessed of a truth that He is the Son of God.
The stilling of the tempest was part of what the disciples faithfully recounted to the wondering crowd from Bethsaida seeking Jesus — the struggle against the wind, Jesus walking on the water, Peter's attempt to come to Him and its result, the fears thus aroused, His reassuring words, and the tempest's sudden stilling and the landing of the boat. The calming of the sea when He and His disciples entered the ship stands as one of the mighty works that testified to His Messiahship.
Presence in Life's Storms
Matthew 14:32 shows Jesus as Deliverer bringing rescue to His followers in the storm, and when they recognize Him their fear is gone and they welcome Him as their Deliverer. The disciples had crossed in obedience to their Master's command, yet their own efforts and oars could not save them when the tempest overpowered them and drove them helpless until they laid down their oars in despair and expected to perish. While tempest and billows threatened death, Christ whom they had left on the other side appeared walking calmly on the boisterous white-capped waves, and they mistook His appearance for a sure sign of immediate death and cried out in great fear. His voice making Himself known and bidding them not be afraid came not as the herald of death but as the messenger of life, and at once turned horror of despair to joy of faith and hope, so that with the beloved Master with them all anxiety and dread of death were gone. When Jesus and the disciples entered the boat the storm ceased, for Christ's presence and power ended the danger they could not overcome by their own efforts, changed their despair into faith and hope, and removed fear because He was with them.
The verse means the powerful, gracious, compassionate Redeemer holds the winds in His hands and controls the waters, commanding the troubled waters with infinite power and turning sorrow into joy. He watches His obedient disciples through the dark tempestuous night with tender sympathy and pitying love like a mother watching a suffering child, and comes to them walking on the water in the fourth watch in their greatest peril when strength is exhausted and hope gives way to despair. His voice above the roaring tempest restores confidence, and the rough waves and wind show the majesty of God, which fills the heart with awe. He guards finite beings on the deep by angels from His glory sent to those in danger. He comes to His followers in danger, is able to calm every tempest and revive every heart, and can be trusted for protection in storm as well as sunshine.