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We are told in both the gospels of Matthew and Mark that Jesus compelled His guys - as by authoritative command - to get into the boat and go on ahead of Him as He dismissed the crowds and retreated to the mountainside alone to pray. Once again our Lord was setting the stage for the miraculous.
1. After the miracle of feeding the five thousand, which had been wrought on some plain near the lake most likely, our Lord retired alone to the mountain (whither He had gone before the miracle, John 6:3), in order to escape the throng of people who wished to proclaim Him a king.
“Eating Christ’s flesh and drinking His blood point to that central saving act described otherwise in, say, John 3:16. Christ’s death opens the way to life. Men enter that way by faith…
Nothing is more powerful to convince sinners than that word, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest; nothing more powerful to comfort saints than this, I am Jesus whom thou lovest. If we have received Christ Jesus the Lord, though the night be dark, and the wind high, yet we may comfort ourselves, we shall be at the shore before long.
27 lis 2017 · This incident of the storm, in John 6, tells us that we can banish our fears by recognizing and relying upon the faithful presence, power, and providence of God. Let me close by sharing a few other Scripture passages with you that tell us how to respond to fear in our lives.
Jesus sees us and what we are going through. He knows what we are facing and He comes to us in the trials of life when we pray: “they saw Jesus walking on the sea (here comes the answer to their prayer!) and drawing near the boat (Mark 6:48 says “He was about to pass them by!”
What does John 6:16-21 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse by The Gospels Compared. ONLINE and FREE
