After the Lord's miraculous multiplying of the two fish and the loaves of bread, the crowd had seen the disciples shove off for the farther shore. They knew there had been only one boat by the shore. They knew Jesus had not entered it with the disciples. Do you suppose some in the crowd said to one another, "Jesus missed the boat"? Those who wanted to make Jesus king might have said that and meant that he could have become a great deal more than he was. They didn't realize that no one ever was greater than he. Nor did they realize that without him they were the ones who were missing the boat.

John's account describes the disciples' crossing. They had rowed three or four miles across and found it rough going indeed, with the strong wind and high waves. Suddenly they saw Jesus walking on th…