Oh, let the Son of God enfold you with His spirit and his love.

Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you,

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with the stormy seas as we pick up in Matthew chapter 14 verse 23 and now with today's message

here's pastor chock when he had sent the multitudes away he went up into a mountain apart to pray

and when the evening was come he was there alone now notice this and i think this is important to

know it had been an extremely hard day jesus Now notice this, and I think this is important to know.

It had been an extremely hard day.

Jesus had received the news of the horrible atrocity.

His cousin, John, have been beheaded by Herod.

And he felt it sort of imperative to just get alone for a while.

So he got into the ship with the disciples and they headed over to the other side.

But the people seeing the direction where they were going,

ran around the upper part of the Galilee and met him when the ship landed.

And here was the multitude. And Jesus spent the day ministering to them.

He's weary emotionally because of what had happened to John.

No doubt, wearied physically by ministering to these people,

being pressed by them all the day long. Up until the evening,

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