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Matthew 14:24

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24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

Commentary on this verse  

By Brian David

"St. Peter Walking on the Water" by Allesandro Allori

The wind here represents the power of the Lord's love; the fact that it was "contrary" shows that the doctrinal system represented by the ship was relatively external, not really in harmony with the Lord's love. And so the waves – attacks of false thinking – threatened to swamp the ship. This is certainly a way we feel sometimes – lost in a sea of worldly ideas, attacked by the reasonings of others, with our beliefs feeling flimsy underfoot and the Lord far away on a mountain praying, not even thinking about us.



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