<p>6:21 <i>Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going</i>- John speaks in his Gospel of those who received Christ (Jn. 1:12,16; 3:32 etc.)- and it is in allusion to this that he speaks of how the disciples &lsquo;received Christ&rsquo; into their ship whilst about to drown on Galilee. Their desperation as they faced death was understood by John as a symbol of the desperation of all those who truly receive Christ. But without perceiving our desperation, can we properly &lsquo;receive&rsquo; Him? The Lord did not stop them from their plan to return home; He made the boat arrive immediately at the land where they intended going, &quot;to which they were going away&quot; (Gk.). This is typical of His ways with men; we are not stopped from our path, but His intervention on the way is such that with Him now with us, we see the end point so differently.</p>