NOTE: This is a re-working of the devotion from October 30, 2011. It fits my life today. My circumstances are changing, but Jesus remains the same! Jesus was with me in the past. He is in my present! He will be in my future! I must remember what He has done so my faith will be strong in what He will do! How thankful I am for a personal history with Jesus!

A Personal History!

Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer

February 27: Numbers 21-23; Mark 6-7

Scripture: Mark 6:51 (NIV) Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed,
52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.

Observation: With five loaves and two fish, Jesus had just fed 5000 with 12 basketsful of left overs. Then He had sent the disciples across the sea. During the night and in the midst of a storm, Jesus comes walking on the water to them; He gets into the boat and the storm subsides. They were completely amazed because they could not connect the feeding of the 5000 with the walking on water and calming the wind. Their hearts were hardened; they could not connect their past with their present.

Application: It is so important that I connect what God did for me yesterday, last week, or last year with what I am going through today. What He has already done for me is proof that He cares for me and that He will work on my behalf. God’s interaction in my history is proof that He is with me in the present and has victory for me in the future. I need a tender heart so that the Holy Spirit can make the connections from the past to the present.

Prayer: Lord, help me to have a tender heart. I need to be reminded of what you have done for me in the past. I know you are just as faithful now as then. Amen.

Pastor Leon

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