Journey to The Unknown

If my blog will sound like a sermon, hope it still can carry the thought of it.

This reflection come after the interesting study that i found in the book of Luke. I have to prepare a lesson and question for the coming Bible Quiz on April.

As part of the searching, i glance through the first 12 chapter of Luke. Now, this is something that i found along with my personal experience this week.

Starting from Luke 5:1-11 i encounter Jesus that immediately went through the experience of Journey to the Unknown with His disciple. He asked them to throw their nets down to the deep water. Peter immediate reaction was "i have tried the whole night!"

Despite the simple reaction of Peter, it carries some weight knowing his background and situation. Being a fisherman, he knows what he is talking about. His experience and intuition told him, it is almost impossible to get even a single fish that day.

It happens again, when John send his disciple to clarify with Jesus whether He is the true messiah or not. Instead of giving them direct and clear explanation, Jesus invites them in a journey with Him that day and let them draw their own conclusion (John 7:18-23)

Every-time Jesus was scrutinized by the Pharisees he never gives them a direct, "constructive" and straight either A or B kind of answer. But rather he allow them to learn and understand truth by reflection by asking them back. Through Parable, and reference to the Scripture, Jesus confront His enemies.

But the ultimate reflection of mine came from the story of Calming the storm:

He brought His disciple to the storm, and let them take the journey to the place they thought they know better than Jesus. The Sea. Most of them are an expert on handling ship, but yet they find themselves caught and confused and finally cry, "LORD! Save us!" How many times in my life i think i know better than Him that i should walk and handle the situation on my own, when all i have to do is to have Faith? (Luke 8:25)

As a human being, i am addicted to control as well. I have to MAKE SURE every single thing is in order. The line of the ship is correct, the boat is in good condition, and i have learned from experience what to do in the time of storm. I am too much into what i suppose to do, until i forgot WHO is inside my boat. Jesus was relaxed;so relax that when the storm come he can even still fall asleep during this violent shaking of the boat. I often asked myself why i cannot be relaxed? Why i cannot let my guard down, and keep holding and try to control all things and situation in my life? Jesus can feel relax even in the time of violent storm, but why me, who suppose to be His follower are totally the opposite when comes to storm?

This is the lesson that i have to learn and re learn. That life is always be unknown, and often God brought us to that direction. But when we realize who are inside the boat, rather than how is the boat doing we know that He is in control.