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.


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Av 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.