--Yes, God's Love Is Forever // Jehovah YHWH // YAHWEH
--JESUS LOVES YOU!

---"Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"
---[Mark 4:38 / NIV]

---GENE STUDIED THE weather forecast and tide charts for days prior to an overnight sailing trip. We left the dock and motored ninety minutes on the Fraser River until we reached its mouth. That's when wind, tide, and current combined, creating waves bigger than we'd bargained for.

Our boat rocked and heaved. Waves splashed over the stern into the cockpit where Gene stood at the helm. I sat white-knuckled and wide-eyed. I glanced inside the boat and saw apples and oranges rolling back and forth across the floor. The mini fridge's door swung open and spilled eggs, milk, and yogurt onto the rug.

I crawled inside to retrieve the runaway food and positioned myself beside the fridge to hold its door closed. Nausea hit me within a minute. Suddenly I understood the disciples' fear during storms at sea.

Over time I've pondered their scary sailing trip. Circumstances frightened them, but fear compounded because they doubted Jesus's intent toward them. I understand that thinking. Maybe you do too. Perhaps you've thought, Jesus don't You care that we're almost broke? That I'm lonely? That my marriage has ended?

The truth is, Jesus cares deeply for us just as He cared for His disciples. He knew the storm was coming their way, so He climbed into their boat in advance (Mark 4:36). Friends, He's already in our boats too. Sooner or later the winds will rise and the waves will rock us, but let's remember that He's with us. His intent is not that we panic but that we experience His power and His peace. ~~

--Jesus said, "Be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." [Matthew 28:20]~~
-- --"There Is None Like You" // Lenny LeBlanc and Rachel Robinson / (lyric video) //<https://youtu.be/Pi11q-2X1b4>
~~~~~~~~