Sea Shore

 Sea Shore

May 31, 2025

Matthew 4:18-19

The First Disciples

18Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 And He *said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Matthew 13:1-2

1 Thatday Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

The sea figured prominently in Jesus’ ministry. In Matthew 4 we see where He called his first disciples while walking by the Sea of Galilee. And in the other verse, we see where He preached to a large crowd on the sea shore. Then, of course, there is the story about crossing the sea when a fierce storm blew up. “Peace, be still…” seems an appropriate expression while sitting by the sea. The waves today don’t need to be rebuked, just watched and admired, which brings a peace of its own.

Walking by the sea and sitting on the shore brings a peace and a sense of he presence of God. The vastness of the ocean brings a sense of your won smallness and the greatness of God. He created all that the eye can see, and many things that the eye cannot see. He is a great God. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praises, is how the Psalmist put it, and I agree!  So wherever you find yourself today, look at nature and get a sense of the greatness and majesty of the Lord.