Jesus Walks On Water John 6

But Jesus really is a king. But he's the king of kings and lord of lords and his his purpose not to sit on a throne in Jerusalem. His purposes were to sit on the throne of our hearts, on the throne of our minds upon our souls, and not just Israel, but mankind forever. It was not his purpose to start a political revolution, but a spiritual revolution to deliver us from the curses of sin. He came to be that sacrificial lamb to die for the sins of the world. [00:46:57] (34 seconds)  #KingOfKingsAndLamb

They're torturing. Their backs are killing them. Their their arms are just about ready to fall off, and they're hardly getting anywhere. We're told that they've been only halfway across the lake for hours. It's only seven miles across. And their hands are starting to bleed, and they're saying, Jesus, where are you? Jesus, where are you? Have you ever cried that out? Have you ever been in a storm in a difficult time and be wondering, Jesus, where are you? [01:08:51] (31 seconds)  #WhereAreYouJesus

I know many of you have heard some stories are going through some terrific things right now. How would it make you feel if you knew Jesus maybe was in that room with the door closed, was praying for you right now, how would that change your perspective on the the troubles that you're going through knowing that Jesus was right there? He may not be in that room, but I guarantee you by the by the word of God that he's praying for all of you right now. [01:10:44] (35 seconds)  #JesusPraysForYou

It's been said that for all of us, we either are just coming out of a difficult time, a storm in our lives, we're we're in the middle of one. I know some of you in the middle of the storm in your life. And if you're not, buckle up because you might be getting ready to go into one. And the apostles are gonna learn a great lesson from this. And what we have this before us is to learn the heart heart of our God when we're going through these tough times. [01:00:46] (27 seconds)  #StormsRevealGodsHeart

Because being a Christian, no matter what some false teacher said, being a Christian, God Jesus never promised us the rose garden. What he did promise us in this world on this side of eternity is that we will he didn't say maybe, we will experience tribulation. And that's from the Greek word that means that we will experience pressure, oppression, and distress. Jesus says on this side of eternity, in this world that has fallen, we're gonna face the pressures of life and distresses of this world. [01:01:13] (39 seconds)  #ExpectTribulation

Again, looking to Mark at chapter six, for they all saw him, they were troubled, but immediately he talked to them and said, be of good cheer. It is I. Don't be afraid. He's like saying, chill out, guys. It's me. And that's a lesson in this storm that I wanna take from this. They were fighting for their lives in this storm, and Jesus says them, take courage. Don't be afraid. It is I. [01:13:28] (25 seconds)  #BeOfGoodCheerItIsI

But in this story, they're gonna learn what it's like to go through a very difficult time, a life in this scenario when they cannot physically see Jesus. He's nowhere in sight. They cannot touch him. They cannot see him. And this is a lesson that's God has prepared for them, for these apostles at the time after Christ is crucified, risen from the dead, and he sends back to the father when they're no longer able to see him, to shake him. Jesus, help me. [00:59:17] (33 seconds)  #FaithWithoutSight

And that's what Jesus is saying to us when there are storms that he's saying, I'm on that mountainside in heaven next to the father, the right hand of the father. He's saying to those guys, I never left you. I wasn't gonna let you sink to the bottom of the sea. You know how I need to hold on to that, especially when things are going south in my life, when things get tough. To understand that we are his children, that he's never far away. [01:13:53] (32 seconds)  #JesusNeverLeft