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When God Calls You Into the Deep
In three of the gospels (Matthew 14:25, Mark 6:48, John 6:19) there is a story of Jesus walking up to the disciples, on the water, as they struggle against rough seas in a little fishing boat. Although the Bible doesn’t mention if Jesus was leaping with the finesse of a swan lake dancer, or trudging through the waves like a Marine on a mission, it’s no shocker why the disciples were terrified. Men just don’t walk on water…or do they? Of course Jesus is the incarnate son of God, so it’s not necessarily surprising to see him traipsing over the waves, when God has displayed his power over water numerous…