Rescued in the Storm

“About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water.” Mark 6:48 (NLT)

I have had storms in life that blew my life off course.

In Mark 6, Jesus sent the disciples ahead of him to Bethsaida while he went off by himself to pray. It wasn’t a long trip by boat, but the disciples were blown off course by a storm. When Jesus saw them struggling against the wind in the middle of the lake, he came to their aid.

Did my life feel like the disciples’ did during that storm?

What does Jesus do when I'm at my moment of desperation? Mark 6:48 says, “About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water” (NLT). Notice that he didn’t tell the disciples to come to him. He knew they couldn’t get to him. So he went to them instead. The same is true for me. When I'm at my point of desperation, Jesus comes to me!

I love the fact that Jesus did not stand on the shore and shout instructions. When I'm in a storm, I don’t need advice. I need a miracle! I need somebody to show up, and that’s what Jesus did. He intervened in the disciples’ storm.

This is the gospel: God doesn’t stand on the shoreline telling me what to do; instead, he comes out and meets me in my own storm—in my pain, fear, depression, and discouragement. He comes to me. What a God!

I may feel abandoned but I'm not. The Living Bible paraphrase says, “I will not abandon you or leave you as orphans in the storm—I will come to you” (John 14:18). I can count on it!

In summary:

Mark 6:48 reveals the heart of Jesus in life’s storms—He doesn’t wait for me to find my way to Him; He comes to me. Just as the disciples were blown off course and struggling in the dark, Jesus walked on water to meet them at their point of desperation. When I feel lost, afraid, or overwhelmed, Jesus doesn’t shout instructions from afar—He steps into the storm with me. This is the essence of the gospel: I’m never abandoned, even when it feels like it. Jesus shows up in my pain, fear, and discouragement, bringing the miracle and presence I truly need.

Bottom Line:

Jesus doesn’t wait for me to find Him—He comes to me in the middle of my storm, bringing hope, help, and the miracle I need most.