Pastor Burgess based this sermon on Matthew 14. He pointed out that the book of Matthew shows how God took twelve ordinary men and used them to become extraordinary. Amazingly, one of these men was Judas! The Lord chose the twelve. They didn't choose each other, therefore the other eleven disciples had no choice but to be in a relationship with Judas.
The portion of this chapter Pastor Burgess dealt with begins at verse 22: "And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship." The disciples were obedient and ran right into a storm. Just because you're obedient doesn't mean that you'll have smooth sailing. It's just a matter of time before your storm will cease. Jesus knew that there was trouble ahead but he still sent his disciples into it. If the Lord sends you in a certain direction, there must be a reason up ahead.
God is in charge of the storm! Stop trying to use human skill to solve things you can't do anything about.
When Jesus walked on water towards the boat, at first the disciples didn't know who it was. In verse 28, Peter said, "If it is you, bid me come."
Just because Jesus came, it doesn't mean that the storm stopped. According to verse 30, "When he (Peter) saw the wind boisterous he was afraid and he started to sink. That's when he said, "Lord, save me!" Verse 31 tells us that "Immediately, Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him."
After all of the commotion, verse 32 tells us, "And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased." The wind didn't cease while they were walking. The storm ceased when Jesus got Peter to his destination.
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