Blessed Presence.

Mark 6:50 says, “FOR THEY 'ALL' SAW HIM, AND WERE TROUBLED; AND IMMEDIATELY HE 'TALKED' WITH THEM, AND SAITH UNTO THEM, 'BE' OF GOOD CHEER: IT IS I, BE 'NOT' AFRAID!”

Oh My Goodness What a 'Lesson' JESUS Gives Us Here Beloved, Concerning 'What' to Do 'When' We Find Ourselves In the 'Midst' of a Storm! I Want us to Look at “7” Particulars from this verse today as We 'Learn' From The MASTER:

First, Notice “WHO” HE Appeared to: Mark says, “FOR THEY 'ALL' SAW HIM!” Now, this is Really 'Interesting' to me, Because the SCRIPTURE is Careful to 'Record' that “ALL” of the Disciples “SAW” JESUS, But 'Not' All of them “RECOGNIZED” HIM! Did You 'Hear' Me? Now Get the Picture here: JESUS, has 'Sent' His Faithful Followers Into the 'Midst' of the Sea of Galilee, "Knowing" that They Would 'Encounter' a Great Storm! Verse 48 says, “AND THE WIND WAS 'CONTRARY' UNTO THEM!” Listen to me, The 'WIND' Was Blowing "AGAINST THEM!" They Were “ALL” in “TURMOIL” verse 48 says, But JESUS “APPEARS” to Them “ALL!” What’s My Point? It’s Simple: Beloved Dear One, 'When' You Find Yourself in the 'Midst' of a Great Storm, I’m Here to Tell You that 'JESUS' is Going to “APPEAR” to You!!! Question: “WHO” Sent Them “INTO” The STORM??? Answer: "JESUS DID!" Question: “WHY” Do You Suppose HE Would Play Such a 'Mean' Trick on HIS Own "Followers?" Answer: "BECAUSE JESUS WANTS TO 'SHOW' THEM WHO HE IS, AND 'WHAT' HE CAN DO!!!"

But Secondly, Notice Their “LACK” of “RECOGNITION!” Mark writes, “FOR THEY 'ALL' SAW HIM, AND WERE 'SORE' TROUBLED!” What? Wait a Minute Now Mark! They Were “TROUBLED???” Question: “WHY” Would a 'Christian' Be “TROUBLED” When JESUS "Shows Up" In the Midst of Their "Storm?" Answer: BECAUSE THEY DO NOT “RECOGNIZE” HIM!!! Listen Church, I’m Afraid that 'Most' of the Time, When GOD "Shows Up" in Our Trial, We Don’t 'Perceive' HIS "Presence!" Did You Know that GOD Will Often "Show Up" in the 'Strangest' Ways Imagineable? Yup, it’s True, JESUS Will Quite Frequently 'Come' to Us through the Voice of a "4" year Old Child! HE Can 'Give' us Direction Through a Dear Old Woman on Her "Death-Bed!" HE is Able to 'Send' Us Great Sums of Money 'through' a Total "Stranger!" HE Can Make the 'Darkest' Clouds & Tempest Turn into a "Bright Shiny Day!" Beloved, The Question is: Do 'We' RECOGNIZE “HIM” WHEN HE SHOWS UP???

But Thirdly, Notice “WHEN” JESUS Showed Up: Mark writes, “FOR THEY ALL SAW HIM, AND WERE TROUBLED; AND IMMEDIATELY!” Oh Me Oh My Saints, I Hope You’re 'Hearing' the SCRIPTURE Today! Observe the 'Beauty' of this Text: THEY WERE "TROUBLED" & JESUS “IMMEDIATELY” CAME!!! Listen Beloved: 'Whenever' You are “TROUBLED” about Anything at All, You Can 'KNOW' For Sure that JESUS Will “IMMEDIATELY” Come to Your Aid! HE’S A VERY "PRESENT HELP" IN TROUBLE, David Said!

But Fourthly, Notice “WHAT” JESUS 'DOES' When HIS Children Are In a Storm: The Apostle says, “FOR THEY ALL SAW HIM, AND WERE TROUBLED; AND IMMEDIATELY HE 'TALKED' WITH THEM!” What? Did You 'Hear' That? Listen Now, As 'Soon' as They Were Troubled, JESUS “TALKED” TO THEM!!! Beloved, JESUS Will “Speak” to Your HEART, Your 'INNER' Man, "When" You Become 'Troubled' Over Life’s Difficult Circumstances! Elijah said in I Kings 19:12, “AND AFTER THE 'WIND' AN EARTHQUAKE; BUT THE LORD WAS NOT 'IN' THE EARTHQUAKE: AND AFTER THE 'EARTHQUAKE' A FIRE; BUT THE LORD WAS NOT 'IN' THE FIRE: AND AFTER THE 'FIRE' A STILL 'SMALL' VOICE!” And verse 13 says, “AND 'WHEN' ELIJAH 'HEARD' IT!” Dear One, Do You 'Have' Ears to “HEAR” THE 'VOICE' OF JESUS IN YOUR "STORM???"

And Fifthly, Notice HIS “MESSAGE” To Them: Mark writes, “FOR THEY ALL SAW HIM, AND WERE TROUBLED; AND IMMEDIATELY HE 'TALKED' WITH THEM, AND 'SAITH' UNTO THEM, BE OF 'GOOD' CHEER!” Oh Glory, How I 'Love' This Message From "JESUS!" Listen Now, The "STORM" Was STILL RAGING, But 'JESUS' Says “BE OF GOOD CHEER!!!” Don’t Give Up!!! Don’t Quit Now!!! Don’t Be Discouraged!!! Lift Your Head 'Up' and "LOOK UNTO THE HILLS" FROM WHENCE 'COMETH' YOUR HELP!!! But You Say “How Can I Be of 'Good Cheer' When I’m Going Through Such Turmoil?” Answer: "JESUS SAID YOU CAN!!!”

Ok Sixthly, Notice the “REASON” Why You Can: He says, “FOR THEY ALL SAW HIM, AND WERE TROUBLED; AND IMMEDIATELY HE TALKED WITH THEM, AND SAITH UNTO THEM, BE OF GOOD CHEER: IT IS I!” WOW! Did You 'Hear' That? JESUS Said, The "REASON" Why You & I Can Be of 'GOOD COURAGE' in the Midst of the Storm is BECAUSE 'HE' IS WITH US “IN” IT!!! HE Says “IT IS I”, Don’t Fret, Don’t Give Up, Don't Worry, "I AM WITH YOU 'IN' YOUR STORM!!!" And 'HE' Hath Said, “FOR I WILL 'NEVER' LEAVE THEE 'NOR' FORSAKE THEE, THAT 'WE' MAY BOLDLY SAY, THE LORD 'IS' MY HELPER!!!"

But Seventhly, finally, Notice HIS “INSTRUCTIONS!” Mark writes, “FOR THEY ALL SAW HIM, AND WERE TROUBLED; AND IMMEDIATELY HE 'TALKED' WITH THEM, AND 'SAITH' UNTO THEM, 'BE' OF GOOD CHEER: IT IS I; BE 'NOT' AFRAID!” Oh Glory! JESUS "Instructs" His Disciples to “DENY FEAR!!!” Paul Put it This Way in II Timothy 1:7, “FOR GOD HATH 'NOT' GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; BUT OF POWER, AND OF LOVE, AND OF A SOUND MIND!!!” David said it this way in Psalm 118:6, “THE LORD IS ON 'MY' SIDE; I WILL 'NOT' FEAR: WHAT CAN MAN 'DO' UNTO ME?” And Isaiah 43:2, “BUT NOW THUS SAITH THE LORD…FEAR NOT: FOR I HAVE 'REDEEMED' THEE, I HAVE 'CALLED' THEE BY THY NAME; THOU ART MINE; 'WHEN' THOU PASSEST THROUGH THE WATERS, I 'WILL' BE WITH THEE; AND THROUGH THE RIVERS, THEY SHALL 'NOT' OVERFLOW THEE: WHEN THOU WALKEST 'THROUGH' THE FIRE, THOU SHALT 'NOT' BE BURNED; NEITHER SHALL THE FLAME KINDLE 'ON' THEE: FOR I 'AM' THE LORD THY GOD!!!” JESUS Says, “BE 'NOT' AFRAID” IT IS I, I AM 'WITH' THEE IN THIS STORM!!! So My Word today Beloved: "Recognize the Hand & Voice of 'JESUS' In Your Trial, and 'Realize' that HE Will 'Carry' You Through!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...