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This is the eleventh scene in my series of The Christian journey illustrations. Unlike all the other pictures this one is set on board a boat, sailing on rough seas. Pale sunlight from a setting sun is illuminating a cloudy sky off to the right. The man with dark brown hair, a green shirt & jeans is steering the boat in this the third scene set in the summer time, which represents the man’s middle life, both in terms of his chronological age and Christian maturity.

A storm is building, off to the right in this scene. If the man were to head in that direction then he would be encountering even rougher seas than he is in at present! If you look closely you will see that the man’s right hand is holding a compass. Below his hand is an open Bible. The implication of this is that the Bible can help to direct a Christian in times of turmoil, difficulty or uncertainty. The Bible can act like a compass, pointing to a direction that will help us.

Although invisible to the man, we can see that there is both daemonic opposition & angelic assistance going on in the man’s life. The daemons are determined to stir up trouble for the man in the form of crashing waves, with which they intend to sink his boat. Indeed, one red daemon has grabbed hold of the side of the boat & is rocking it, trying to unsteady & deflect the man. The angels are calming the sea storm the daemons are trying to build up & are helping the man to stay on his chosen course.

Notice that one of the daemons has grabbed hold of the main sail of the boat & is trying to deflect the man’s direction; trying to get him off course. To counter this opposition, an angel is filling the main sail to keep the man on his chosen direction, which we notice is away from the approaching storm & towards the warm light of the setting sun, which represents the Lord God’s preferred direction for the man: something that will benefit him and not harm him. The angel in front of the boat is pointing towards the setting sun, helping the man to steer towards God & safety.