When the storm was raging and the disciples were struggling they woke Jesus.
And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!” Matthew 8:25
Jesus, however, did not reprove them for being afraid but He reproved them for not coming to Him sooner.
He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Matthew 8:26a
The Greek word is not “afraid” but it is the word for “timid”. This word is only used four times in the New Testament. (Twice for this storm, once in Timothy, “He has not given us a spirit of timidity” and once in Revelation at judgment for the unbelievers who didn’t come to Him). He was saying to the disciples, “why didn’t you come to Me sooner”.
God’s truths are like diamonds. They have many facets. We often look at a truth from one or a few of the facets. However, the Lord wants us to hold the truth in our hands like a diamond and examine it closely and to cherish it. He wants us to know all of the facets of the truth and to love the truth, to meditate on the truth, to think the truth, to live the truth and to share the truth. Faith is one of the great truths in the Christian life.
One of the facets of faith is simply “coming to Jesus”. Nearly every time He did a miracle, He said, “your faith has made you well”. What He was saying was that “you, coming to Me is what saved you”. When we pray we are coming to Him in prayer.
The prayer of the upright is His delight. Prov. 15:8b.
One of the facets of grace is “the invitation to come to Him”.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;” Eph2:8
We usually only think of this verse in reference to eternal salvation. But we need salvation every moment of every day. Our salvation today comes through coming to Him because His grace invites us to come to the throne of grace to find help and mercy in our time of need. “He is a present help in time of need”. He will help you every step of the way. Just keep coming to Him.
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun,
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majesty.
“The eternal God is a dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms; Deuteronomy 33:26,27a
“So Israel dwells in security,
The fountain of Jacob secluded,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His heavens also drop down dew.
“Blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
Who is the shield of your help
And the sword of your majesty! Deuteronomy 33:28,29a
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