Who is that in your boat and what is he doing?

These thoughts were inspired by a devotional I heard a few days ago and at the time I thought this really applied to us MR340 types. The biblical reference is Luke 8:22-25.

After a hard day of teaching the masses Jesus asked the disciples to take him across the lake so he could get some rest. The disciples were fishermen, comparable to today’s longshoremen, strong and tough; they were seasoned boatmen, used to being on the sea at night and had absolutely no qualms about taking off the 7 to 14 miles to cross the sea that night. After all, Jesus was in their boat.

Once out on the sea Jesus fell asleep and a storm came up, the waves were coming over the gunnels and the boat was filling up but Jesus remained asleep. These hardened longshoremen were afraid. It must have been one bad storm to scare these guys. Even though they had Jesus in their boat they were in jeopardy and they were fearful.

Is Jesus in your boat? If Jesus is in your boat and just along for the ride he can’t be of much help to you as the disciples have discovered.

These tough boatmen went to Jesus and told him, “We are afraid and we need your help, save us”. When they went to Jesus and ask him to help he responded by calming the sea and wind. He saved them and the fishermen were amazed.



Jesus saved those tough old boatmen, all they had to do was ask. If Jesus is just along for the ride in your boat you might want to consider asking him to save you. If he could save those longshoremen of long ago he certainly could do it today.

If you would like to invite Jesus to get into your boat and to save you contact me or someone you trust.