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Here’s an 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 people that relate to
the Lord half and half, “I want to trust Him but it’s still me.” It’s