But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
Matthew 14:27 (NIV)
The Shape They Screamed At
The disciples were a long way from shore, rowing against the wind in the dark. Sometime before dawn they saw a figure walking toward them on the water, and they screamed. They thought it was a ghost.
It was Jesus. “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
The wind was still blowing when he said it. It didn’t die down until he climbed into the boat. Before the wind stopped, he told them who he was. The men who had been with him every day needed to hear it, because in the dark they hadn’t known him.
When he comes close in the dark, he may not look like what you expected.
A Prayer to Remember
Lord, when I’m afraid, let me hear you say it’s you.
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
