Lake Galilee. It was dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The followers got into a boat and started across the lake to Capernaum. By now a strong wind was blowing, and the waves on the lake were getting bigger” (John 6:16–17). What a chilling phrase, “Jesus had not yet come to them.” Caught in the storm of the “not yet.” They did exactly what Jesus said, and look what it got them! A night on a storm-tossed sea with their Master somewhere on the shore. It’s one thing to suffer for doing wrong.
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