PIDGIN STAY FOR THE BOAT!

Matthew 8:23-27 “ As Jesus enter di boat, en disciples kon follow am. 24 At wons, strong breeze kon dey blow for di sea and wave won sink di boat. But Jesus Christ dey sleep. 25 So en disciples wake am kon sey, “Oga God, save us! Na die wi dey so o-o!”

26 Jesus ansa dem, “Una faith small o-o. Wetin make una dey fear?” Den e get up, kommand di breeze and di wave sey, make dem stop and evriwhere kon kwayet at wons.

27 Di men sopraiz well-well kon dey ask each oda, “Wish kind man bi dis sef? Even breeze and wave dey obey am!”

 

Small boat, big storm, and Jesus dey sleep! E no look good at all, abi? 

This one fit look like bad movie scene, but thank God say na Christian life be this — na recipe for miracle. Plenty of us know from experience say the waters of life no dey always calm; things and life fit turn stormy sharp-sharp without warning. 

You dey go through hard time and season now? You wan shout like the disciples for that wave-torn boat: “God, you no care about me at all? How Jesus fit dey sleep for this kind time? E no know say I dey trouble and need am? Why e no do something to help?” The One wey get answer dey inside the boat with you, dey sleep, relax — He don cover you! 

We no dey use boat too much today, but your heart, spirit, and life fit be boat for the Lord. You be carrier of grace and therefore carrier of Christ wey dey live inside you richly according to Colossians 3:13. 

You dey feel say your life be like that small boat for storm? Like say wave dey toss you up and down, almost to capsize any moment. Where Jesus dey? Why Him go leave me to suffer like this? He dey with you and always dey in control. According to Job 9:8, sea no fit stop Christ from reaching you. If He fit walk on water and calm the sea, He fit stop the waves. 

The trials and struggles we dey face get way of making us desperate for help, for relief, and finally for God. 

We want make Jesus take all of dem comot. 

We want make Jesus calm the storm. 

But sometimes, like those disciples for that wave-battered boat, we dey miss the comfort wey dey right there with us all along, while we dey look elsewhere for comfort and relief.  #

The One wey speak to storm, waves, and seas dey inside your boat, inside your heart, your life, and your spirit. He even dey sleep — so why panic? He don calm the sea before; He fit and He go do am again because the waters know am according to Psalm 77:16. 

If you remain for the boat where He dey, you no go sink or drown. Stay for the boat where the Lord dey. 

Na normal thing to fear, vex, or to feel abandoned when life storm come. We forget, like the disciples forget, say God dey with us. God dey inside the boat of life. Nothing impossible to Him. Nothing dey outside Him control. 

Instead of panic, we just need to curl up beside Jesus, hold am tight, and ride out the storm. Jesus dey sleep for your boat? Go hold am. Na the safest place you go ever find for the eye of the storm. 

When everything for life scatter, we go find say faithful and caring people dey around us wey go carry us and hold us until the storm pass. When one storm dey rage, dem go stand beside you — dem fit be just as powerless as you now, but their presence go make all the difference for our world. 

Learn to stay for the boat, with strong assurance say the Lord dey with you for the boat, and He no go allow harm reach you. He go see you through. 

REFLECTION QUESTION 

·       Where for my life I dey feel say I dey inside storm, and how I dey respond to Jesus presence for that situation? 

·       I don dey ask God make He calm the storm, while I dey overlook the comfort of just knowing say He dey with me for the boat? 

·       Wetin e go look like if I intentionally “stay for the boat” and trust Jesus more deeply instead of panic or try take control? 

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, thank You for being with me for the boat, even when storm dey rage and fear dey try take over my heart. Help me recognise Your presence and trust say You dey always in control, even when e feel like say You dey silent. Teach me to stay close to You, to hold You with faith, and to rest for the assurance say You go carry me safely through every storm. I choose to remain for the boat with You and to walk in peace, confidence, and complete trust for Your word, in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen. 

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