Keep Rowing the Boat? -- Let Him Row You!

"So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid." (John 6: 19)

The disciples toiled to cross the sea of Galilee, yet even as they were rowing, they saw Jesus.

In many circles, when people are lost or have no idea what they must do, they receive the following advice:

"Keep rowing the boat."

The Bible teaches not to do more, but to believe and see Jesus:

"And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever." ((Exodus 14: 13)

Instead of doing more, God calls us to "fear not", and rather trust, see God by faith, and rest in Him:

"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

"For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

"Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief." (Hebrews 4: 9-11)

We are called to rest in Him, ceasing from our own works:

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11: 28)

Stop rowing the boat in your own strength, and let Jesus steer you!