TUESDAY 19 AUGUST, 2025.
TEXT: JOHN 6:16-24
TOPIC: DON’T BE AFRAID!
Fear is our survival response; it is a natural and biological condition that we all experience. The universal trigger of fear is the threat of harm, real or imagined.
The disciples of Jesus had covered about five kilometers across the lake to Capernaum, battling a strong wind in the night.
Suddenly, they saw an eerie figure confidently approaching the boat ; they had never seen anything like it. As one might expect, they were terrified to their bones.
Jesus calmed them, saying, “It is I; don’t be afraid”. With that consolation, they took Him into the boat, and as they sailed to the shore, they kept smiling at the storms.
Like the disciples, we can trust the consoling words of Jesus: “Do not be afraid; it is I”. Jesus promised to be with us as we go through the storms of life, whether these storms involve a lack of money, health, employment, the loss of a family member, barrenness, or any other catastrophe.
Jesus is speaking to your situation: “It is I; don’t be afraid”.
QUESTION
Are you willing to take Jesus into your turbulent boat so you can smile at the storms?
PRAYER
I am afraid of many existential threats. Please, Jesus, come into my boat and calm the storms I am facing. Amen!
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