Luke 8:22-25 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said to them… I take these words simply as a motto, that I may speak to you of the duty of setting sail on the Christian voyage. 1. "The other side" — the heavenly shore — that is the true destination for every one of us. 2. Your whole nature, with its varied powers and capacities, is the vessel with its furniture, freight, and crew. 3. Christ the Captain. You have no right to sail in any direction you please. 4. It is to be feared that there are many, even in our religious assemblies, who have never yet taken Christ as their appointed Captain, and decisively set sail on the Christian voyage. Repentance and faith necessary. 5. And here, in passing, I would say a word to any who may have set out years ago on this voyage, and yet are now back again at their old moorings. The sky was bright, and you set sail "with flying colours." But by-and-by came the storm. You were not prepared for such gusts of temptation. You had not anticipated such hurricanes of trial. And so yon allowed yourself to be driven back, by stress of weather, to the shore you had left. If you had only obeyed the commands of Christ, you might have weathered the storm, and been making progress even now towards the heavenly kingdom. 6. If you have not yet set sail, let me exhort you to do so at once. 7. If you have set sail under Christ, why should you not hoist His flag? (T. C. Finlayson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. |
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