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“And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship…but the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary” (Matthew 14:22,24).
It is sometimes difficult to handle a boat in a storm, but some of the disciples were experienced fishermen who had worked on boats on the sea of Galilee for years. No doubt they had encountered storms before, and knew what to do. However, they had a real problem this time, and had rowed for hours without getting across the lake. Evidently they were rowing against a very strong wind, and they could not make headway. The sea of Galilee is only about eight miles (thirteen kilometers) wide, so that it is not that far for strong men to row a boat.
This sometimes happens in our lives too, although we may not be in a boat. But the Lord may allow difficult circumstances in our lives in order to make us realize that even though we are strong, mentally and physically, we cannot manage life’s problems without Him. Tomorrow we will see what eventually happened.
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