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They were willing therefore to receive Him into the boat; and
immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.”
In John 6:21 they received Him into the boat. Mark 6:51&52,
“And He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and
they were greatly astonished, for they had not gained any
insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was
hardened.”

I ask my own heart the question I ask you. Which would you
rather have? When I first started to study this, my heart said, “I
want Jesus in the boat. I don’t want Him where I can’t see Him.
I want Him where I can see Him.” This is the exact opposite of
faith. We walk by faith and not by sight. When He is in the
boat we can see Him and touch Him and we can hear Him. We
are together. That is the exact opposite of faith. They couldn’t
have faith while He was in the boat.

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