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Here’s any amazing thing. When He was in the boat He
did two wonderful miracles. Matthew 14:32, “And when they
got into the boat, the wind stopped.” Those of you who have
struggled at the oars in your own strength, you remember what a
blessing it was when God calmed the storm. My heart is always
praying, “Calm the storm.”

There is a second miracle He did, John 6:21, “They were
willing therefore to receive Him into the boat; and immediately
the boat was at the land to which they were going.” That’s
amazing! They were only half way home and suddenly they were
at their destination. I would have loved to have been working at
the marina! The boat got raptured! My natural heart says, “Calm
the storm and let me arrive at my destination.” We think God
responds to faith and that He does great miracles. Sometimes He
is responding to unbelief when He works those miracles.

Hold that a moment; faith and sight. Let me look at the
third possibility. I can relate to a God I can’t see who is praying
for me. I can relate to a God that I can see but there is no faith
because it’s all sense. Mark 6:48-50, “And seeing them straining
at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth
watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea: and He
intended to pass by them. But when they saw Him walking on
the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; for they
all saw Him and were frightened. But immediately He spoke
with them and said to them, ‘Take courage; it is I; do not be
afraid.’” So, now they are on the boat and they look out and they
see a ghost. The mountain was no sight, in the boat is all sight,
in the middle it is half and half – a ghost. When it is mixed you
aren’t sure if it’s an enemy or a friend. Should I be afraid or
should I pack up?

“That thing that came into my life; that doctor’s report; is
that from the devil or from the Lord?” So, there are some that
relate to the Lord half and half. I want to trust Him but it’s still
me. It’s both. It looks spiritual but you aren’t sure. It leaves you
standing on the deck afraid. If I don’t see Jesus invisible on the
mountain, will he forsake me? You know the answer is no. He’ll