Miracle on the Lake

"That evening Jesus’ disciples went down to the shore to wait for him. 17But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum. 18Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough. 19They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, 20but he called out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here!” 21Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!"                      John 6:16-21   NLT

Following the Feeding of the Five Thousand, Jesus was concerned that the crowd, who wanted Him as their own king, would take Him by force and the disciples would be hurt. He therefore slipped off into the hills and the disciples went to their boat to wait for Him. However, Jesus didn't show up so, they decided to set off to the other side of the lake as they knew Jesus have wanted them to do. 

When they were a good way across the lake, a storm blew up which grew very rough. They had rowed about 4 miles by this time but now, it was becoming impossible to do so. Suddenly, Jesus came walking on the water, silenced the waves and the storm and went to climb into the boat. Then the most amazing thing happened, they discovered that they immediately were at their destination.

Now this is where it becomes contentious and confusing. Some say that because they had rowed 4 miles, they would have been at the north side of the lake. This would mean that they had already arrived at their destination which would account for the fact that when Jesus was seen walking on the water, He was in fact, walking on the sea shore. Others say that because the boat would have been grounded on the shore that Jesus would not have had time to climb into the boat because, they were at there destination.

Whatever the explanation, Jesus fed The Five Thousand; He walked on the water and His intention to go over to the other side of the lake with His disciples was achieved. Life is always filled with people who want to scrutinise the truth and come up with their own theories. However, as far as I am concerned, everything I read about Jesus is the whole truth. Amen.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

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