Jesus in the Midst

The last time we saw “Jesus in the midst” was in 19:18, where Jesus was on the cross in the midst of sinners. In the midst of all that torment, Jesus brought peace and salvation to one of the “malefactors” crucified next to him saying, “To day thou shalt be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:39-43).

Here, Jesus shows up in the midst of his disciples and says, “Peace be unto you,” showing them the scars of his crucifixion. Then “eight days again” (verse 26), Jesus shows up and “stood in the midst, and said, “Peace be unto you.” This was at the request of Thomas who would not believe ‘til he saw and touched the “print of the nails” “in his hands.” It would appear that when Jesus is in the midst, he brings peace and salvation.

In Mark 6, the disciples were in the “midst” of a storm and Jesus showed up to say, “Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.” And the storm of “wind ceased.”
When Jesus shows up in the midst of a storm, he brings a calm.

Even in Daniel 3:24-25, “in the midst of the fire” we find the three Hebrew men walking around with the Son of God in the midst of them. When Jesus shows up in the midst our fiery trials, he’s there to increase our faith and bring us forth as gold.

Whatever the situation, “where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20). So, with the old man and the new man inhabiting the same body, there is Jesus in the midst to calm the raging storm, bring clarity in times of doubt, and go through the fiery trial with us to bring comfort and relief.