You were bought with a price, the blood of Jesus, who though without sin became sin that all may not be lost. Even so, He calls you friend, rather than servant, because the servant does not know the will of the master, but you do. That is why you are now at the masthead. You have been called to raise the Royal Standard of Jesus Christ – The King of Kings and Lord of Lords. You are keeping watch over your inheritance. The cargo on the ship is your inheritance, and Jesus is lying in the hull of the ship so that He can be near your precious cargo, so if the storm gets to be too over powering for you to perform your duties – please wake him in the third watch of the night. Do not be afraid of his chastisement – that you are of little faith. Scripture tells us that whom the Lord loves, he chastises, so be encouraged. He knows the measure of your faith, and He want’s to increase it. However, faith comes by hearing and hearing comes by the word of God, so that is why you need to hear his voice.

If you can hear Jesus in the midst of the howling winds, then you know that you are on board the right ship, and your cargo is safe. Who knows what would have happened that night, had the disciples not awaken him, had he not spoken those “Peace be still.” What if the disciples had decided that it was a hopeless situation, and they had just decided to abandon ship and go overboard – or worse yet, resolve to go down with the ship? Where would you be at this moment? Where would your precious cargo be? If this is where you are right now, Don’t worry about this storm. It will soon be abated. Take your ship out to sea – Launch out into the deep, where there is nothing beneath you, except the hand of God and nothing above you, except his effervescent glory. Set your sights on the things that are above forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, (and) press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philppians 3: 14 & 15).  In other words, if you don’t like what you are looking at CHANGE THE CHANNEL.