Matthew 14:22-27 –  ^“Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. ²³ And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, ²⁴ but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking on the sea. ²⁶ But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. ²⁷ But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”

Yesterday, the Lord began tugging at my heart about storms—the storms of life and judgment. I heard in my heart, “Jesus comes out of the storm.”    That was part of my night download from the Lord.

In Matthew 14, we have the account of the disciples struggling on the stormy seas.   Jesus came out of the storm to the boat.   It was after He got in the boat that the storm ceased. Also, when the disciples were in the boat, and Jesus slept, the storm threatened them – Jesus spoke to the storm while in the boat!

Having Jesus in the boat is where our strength and peace come.   We keep trying to get ourselves and others out of the boat to walk on the water, and Jesus is trying to get in the boat to calm the storm. Sometimes, our desire to get out of the boat is rooted in the flesh. We want to walk in the water and do great exploits.   Jesus wants to be in our boat, which empowers us to conquer the storm.   Remember, it was from the boat that He spoke to the storm.   

Jesus is not seeking to get us out of the boat but for us to let Him in and allow Him to speak from the boat to our storms.   Wherever Jesus is, He transforms into oneness with Him.

We think we need to get out of the boat and struggle to do that.   Jesus wants to get in the boat so we can be who He says we are!   Out of being, we are enabled to do the works He did.   We do not earn, but out of being, we receive!

If Jesus is in our boat, all He is fills the boat.   Our focus must shift from what we are to believe we are to do to Him.   Intimacy with Him purges everything that hinders us and transforms us from carnal thinking to throne-room thinking.   Let’s stop focusing on the storm and getting out of the boat but start focusing on getting Jesus in the boat—the boat of our life!

1 Corinthians 1:30b—”And now He is our God-given wisdom, our virtue, our holiness, and our redemption…”  He is everything we need, and we are as we are “in” Him. We need Jesus in the boat so we can be, not get out of the boat so we can do.

Therefore, Do Not Fear the Storm!     When Jesus is in the boat, we have someone far more powerful than the storm with us.  Wherever He is, there is peace and power.

I pray Psalm 91 over you today!  I pray that Jesus will fill our boats with His presence.  We will lose all fear of the storms because we have Jesus!

Have a fantastic day, knowing that Jesus is in your boat of life!