Don't Be Afraid

Matthew 14:27

27 But Jesus immediately said to them, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.'

During the night Jesus walked on the water to get to the boat the disciples were in. The disciples swore they were seeing a ghost because no man could walk on water. Jesus is no mere man. To calm their nerves Jesus told them to take courage and to not be afraid. For it was only Him, the one they knew. As much time as Jesus spent with the disciples performing miracles on the sick and feeding 5,000, it took  a midnight hour event for them to believe Him as the Son of God. And it is says they worshiped Him.

Has Jesus ever performed a midnight hour event in your life? With all that Jesus has done for you, was it the midnight hour event that caused you to believe that Jesus was and is in your corner? Did you worship Him then? Has Jesus repeatedly told you to not be afraid? Has He said, "It is I?" When Jesus says to you, "don't be afraid", it's not mere empty words. He says it because He has you no matter what you see around you.