After a time of intense ministry, Jesus and His disciples sailed for the other side of the lake. They were not alone, for “other boats were with Him.” But when Jesus and the disciples arrived on the other side, were the other boats still with them?
Many times when the storms come, people turn back for fear. When God directs our steps, we need to trust Him even when storms come our way.
Mark 4:35-40 (ESV)
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”
36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.
37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.
38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”
39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”