[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"reading-0603":3},"JUNE 3\r\nLet us pass over unto the other side (Mark 4:35).\r\nEven when we go forth at Christ's command, we need not expect to escape storms; for these disciples were going forth at Christ's\r\ncommand, yet they encountered the fiercest storm and were in great\r\ndanger of being overwhelmed, so that they cried out in their distress for Christ's assistance.\r\nThough Christ may delay His coming in our time of distress, it is\r\nonly that our faith may be tried and strengthened, and that our\r\nprayers may be more intense, and that our desires for deliverance  may be increased, so that when the deliverance does come we will appreciate it more fully.\r\nChrist gave them a gentle rebuke, saying, \"Where is your faith?\"\r\nWhy did you not shout victory in the very face of the storm, and\r\nsay to the raging winds and rolling waves, \"You can do no harm, for\r\n\r\nChrist, the mighty Savior is on board\"?\r\nIt is much easier to trust when the sun is shining than when the storm is raging.\r\nWe never know how much real faith we have until it is put to the    test in some fierce storm; and that is the reason why the Savior is on board.\r\nIf you are ever to be strong in the Lord and the power of His might, your strength will be born in some storm.\r\n--Selected\r\nWith Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm.\r\nChrist said, \"Let us go to the other side\"--not to the middle of the lake to be drowned. --Dan Crawford.",1783499793083]