In Mark 4, when the disciples tried to cross over to the other side of the sea in the boat, they were overwhelmed by the storm that struck their ship. They feared for their lives, bailing out water furiously. Have you ever been in a storm? The waters crash against you. You feel helpless. You feel alone. You cry out, "Lord, where are you? Don’t you care?"

The disciples forgot one small detail in the midst of their storm: Jesus was in the boat with them. There was nothing greater than His presence!

Let’s overcome the thought that says, "I feel alone. Where is God when I need Him most?"

In Mark 4:36-40, Jesus was asleep in the boat. Someone asked me once, "How do we wake Jesus up, when He is asleep in our boat, in the middle of a storm?" Well, I said, "You don’t wake Him up. You rest with Him!" If He’s not worried, don’t you worry. HIS PRESENCE calmed the storm then, just as it will do now.

They needed to awake to the fact that God was with them. When you know He is with you, there is nothing to fear. Psalm 23:4 says, "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear NO EVIL, for You are with me!"

PSALM 91:10 SAYS, "NO EVIL SHALL BEFALL YOU, NOR SHALL ANY PLAGUE COME NEAR YOUR TENT"

THINK IT AND SAY IT!!!!

I am not trying to get in God's presence; I am already in, through the blood of Jesus. He is in my boat with me. He is not "over there." He is "here" right now—with me and in me!

I awake to the fact that He is with me. There is no separation. I can rest with Him, in the midst of any storm. I can walk with Him in the midst of the fire.

I am fearless, because He is with me. Therefore, no evil shall befall me, nor shall any plague come near my dwelling place—my church, my home, my body, or my life—in Jesus’ Name!

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