Jesus comes to us
You came close when I called out.
You said, ‘It’s going to be all right.’ ~ Lamentations 3:57 (MSG)
Jesus saw that his apprentices, who were out in the boat, were really struggling. The heavy wind kept pushing against them, negating all their efforts to row forward. So very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus went out to them, walking on the choppy water. ~ Mark 6:48 (ABP)
KEY IDEA:
Jesus sees when we're in trouble and comes to us.
PRAYER:
Lord, it really is going to be all right. Keep reminding me because when the storm comes and I'm getting battered around I tend to forget that you walk on water. I'm going to trust you even in the worst storm. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
