Yesterday as I preached I pointed out the fear of the disciples. It's true that the storms of our life often bring fear with them when we think that we are in danger of perishing. It's a natural reaction to real or imagined danger. Yet with Christ in the vessel we are safe and in His time the storm will pass and peace will return.
Yet it was the "fear" that came when the disciples realized who it was that was in the boat with them that was the best fear of all. They were in the presence of the almighty creator God, the all powerful one, the eternal, all-wise, never late, holy God and master Jesus Christ. It was in His presence they felt the awe, wonder, reverence of the dirty creature before this awesome God. It was this fear that caused Manoah to say "we are doomed to die, we have seen God", Isaiah to cry out "unclean", and John to fall at His feet as dead. What a wonderful (awesome, fearful) day it will be when we experience this "fear" in the presence of our resurrected Lord and faith becomes sight.