Not One But Four

 

 

I guess you must be wondering

What this title means,

Well read on a little further

And I will develop the scene.

 

Actually, I had seen this before

But it did not fully register

But this morning as I sat reading

I grasped the total picture.

 

Not one, but four miracles,

However, we usually focus on two

That is: Jesus walking on water

And Peter whom he rescued.

 

After feeding the five thousand

Jesus went into a mount to pray,

His disciples crossed the Galilee

This being at the end of the day.

 

An account is given in Matthew

And in the 6^th chapter of John

Mark also records the event

That occurred before the dawn.

 

 

In the midst of a terrible storm

Jesus came walking on the water,

The disciples were sorely afraid

Anticipating pending disaster.

 

Jesus calmed their trouble nerves

With his reassuring word

“It is I, be not afraid,”

These sailors had all heard.

 

“If it be you,” Peter challenged

“Permit me to come to you.”

Jesus agreed and Peter complied

So that he walked on water too.

 

As long as he looked at Jesus

His adventure went quite well

But suddenly remembering the storm

In his fear of drowning, he yelled.

 

 

“Lord save me!” Peter cried,

And Jesus took him by the hand

And as soon as they entered the boat

The winds ceased as though by plan.

 

A worship service broke out

“Of a truth this is God’s Son.”

This they acknowledged in praise

But the fourth miracle was to come.

 

Immediately they were ferried

From the middle of the sea to the land,

In the twinkling of an eye

Faster than the wave of a hand.

 

Jesus went to them on the water

Peter’s rescue was number two,

The winds and waves ceased their fury

As though they awaited a cue.

 

Number four is often missed

While two of the others are the focus

But instantaneous migration

Can only be done by Jesus.

 

His first coming was such a case

So will his second coming be

In spite of the distance heaven is

When he comes the world will see.

 

Not one but four:

Each miracle shows an attribute,

The Creator, Saviour and very God

Whom none can ever refute.

 

Stewart Russell © March 2019