I think we all remember the story of Jesus walking on water in Matthew chapter 14. He had just fed the 5000 and that took place on the east side of the Sea of Galilee, and verse 22 He tells his disciples to get in the boat and go on back to the other side. The scripture actually says: ^“Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.” So, he didn’t just ask them to get in the boat and go over to the other side, he commanded them to do it. I think He did this to set up a scene where He put them inside of a Psalm that was written hundreds of years earlier, a Psalm they surely had read. The Apostles didn’t just witness a miracle on the stormy sea of Galilee; they saw the real identity of their Master. Then verse ^23 “And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, ²⁴ but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. ²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.” The fourth watch would be between 3:00 AM and 6:00 AM, so they had been rowing against the wind for at least 15-16 hours and going nowhere. Verse ^26 “But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. ²⁷ But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.’” ²⁸ And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” ²⁹ He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. ³⁰ But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” ³¹ Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”  ³³ And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Now let’s look at Psalm 107 beginning at verse 23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters, 24 They see the works of the Lord, And His wonders in the deep. 25 For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea. 26 They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.
 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end. 28 Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses. 29 He calms the storm, So that its waves are still. 30 Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.

Why did they think Jesus was the Son of God? These disciples of Jesus were mostly fishermen that worked on the Sea of Galilee every day and had likely experienced many storms on the sea. These men were devout Jews and were imminently familiar with the Old Testament Scriptures and had no doubt read Psalm 107 many times. We read in - ^29 “He (God) made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed,” back to Matthew 14: ³² And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. The Old Testament gives us another clue in -
 Job 9:8 “He (God) alone stretches out the heaven and treads on the waves of the sea.” He here is God alone. Only God can walk on water. Only God can calm the storms.

The Gospel of John adds something here that Matthew omitted. In John 6: ^21 “Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.”  Psalm 107: 30 “Then they are glad because they are quiet; So, He guides them to their desired haven.”

And the Disciples said, “Truly you are the Son of God.”