Judges 9, John 6: 1-24, Psalm 72
John 6: 16-21 (ESV)
“When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got
into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and
Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was
blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus
walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. But he
said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” Then they were glad to take him into the boat,
and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.”
Verses 16 through 21 from John 6 shows the scene where the
disciples see Jesus walking on the sea. I love this scene because it must have
been very strange and frightening to see someone walking on the water. Jesus must have sensed their fear because he said
to them “It is I; do not be afraid.” A bible commentary I read had this comment
about these lines; with these line Jesus was bring supernatural help and comfort
to his disciples which is what they needed at the time. As soon as Jesus got
into the boat, the boat magically came to shore where they were going.
Whenever I read these verses, I always wonder to myself how
I would have reacted? Would I have screamed in terror? Or, would I just stare and
freeze like a deer in fright? I would like to think that as soon as I heard the
voice of Christ identifying himself and telling me not be afraid, the fear
would leave me. But I don’t know if that would be enough because this event is
so strange.
The Chosen TV series did a great job showing Jesus walking
on the water, and showing what was written about this scene in the gospel of
Matthew and Mark. The writers and actors did a great job of showing the fear
the disciples must have felt as well.
Enjoy the scene of Jesus walking on the water from the Chosen
TV series from season 3, episode 8.
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