Let us cross over to the other side

We can never discover who we are truly without embarking on deliberate journeys of a cross-over to the other side of our “assumed comfort zone”. Some of us are much convenient with our present situation and don’t want to move forward. We cannot also be fully aware and comprehensively know indeed that God is with us and among us until we conclude crossing over to the other side according to our God-given vision, promises, prophecies, dreams and His word.

Some men are too comfortable and contended with limited facts that they have been living their lives with, which they refer to as “principles” and “policies”. There is nothing wrong with principles and policies, but there is an indictment of limitation by living our God-given life with earthly and man-made principles and policies. One easily translates it to “self-principle”, “self-policy” and invariably imposes a limitation that will strongly oppose or works in disagreement in the maximizing of our God-given vision, promises, dreams and prophecies to the fullest.

God’s revelation of Himself unto us is unending and infinite, yet He continues with the revelations in part as He wills and according to our ability. Even in judgement, God reveals it little by little and step by step. He is God of order and a well-defined system at all times.

There is no way we can desire to know God and be fully aware of Him being with us and among us in our comfort zone, without crossing over to the other side. From the main text chosen, even the disciples were comfortable with the little they have known of Christ on the land areas already covered with making God known to the people until Jesus asked them to cross over with Him to the other side. He is lovingly willing to reveal Himself to us and to be among us at all times.

Either in a rejoicing or otherwise mode, victorious or challenging time, restful or troubled period, He is ready to keep us going on the part of His revelation unto us. It is in the obedience and readiness to cross over to the other side that we get to see some deep and deeper revelation of Him. From the beginning of calling the first Apostle, His word to them is “follow me and I will make you a fisher of men”. He cast a vision on them, promised them His integrity, set goals and declared unto them a future and expected end of the calling as related to God’s intention. The little knowledge and understanding they have gotten can only stand a test of time but needed them to have much more to stand till the end and be fruitful in the God-given mandate. He was fully aware that they needed more conviction and encouragement, but can only be possible with the disciples taking a cross-over to the other side.

At this juncture, let us do a reality check and evaluation on ourselves by asking our persons the following questions: where were you with Christ ten years ago? What about five years ago? Where do you want to be with Christ in five years? Let your sincere evaluation and response to these revealing questions inspire you to declare in your heart and action the willingness and obedience to cross over to the other side with Him and be resolute to move away from where you are now to where you ought to be in God. It is in this understanding and the process of crossing over to the other side with Christ that we get to see and enjoys Him more deeply and in a deeper revelation of Himself unto us.

The discovery of the disciples in the process of obediently crossing over to the other side as requested by Jesus made them know and see in persons a theophany-like encounter, where He commanded the sea and the wind and there was a great calm. We must be willing to go for Christ and with Him. The cross-over to the other side revealed two passive things in the journey, and these were observed: “they took Him along in the boat with them as He was” and “and He was in the stern of the boat, asleep on a headrest” these seem not to be as He should be and not to be interested in their plight. It means that Jesus Christ was taken with them in His totality, originality and truthfulness. It also shows that Jesus Christ is with complete human composition by falling asleep. He was never called upon when the sea raging and the boisterous wind was on and charging their boat to a likely cap-sizing end. Alas, they awoke Him amid this dreadful challenge and experiences, but this only granted them a blessing of another deeper revelation of Jesus Christ.

My prayer is for us to consistently have this kind of testimony in our journey with Him in faith and life in Jesus name. Brethren, let us move away from the limitations and the limiting comfort zone that we are in the course of our journey with God in our lives and keep crossing over to the other side with Jesus Christ from our already concluded state of comfort and limited revelation, the toe of Him and His revelations. This will help us to seek first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto us.