SCRIPTURE: Mark (NIV) 4:35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” 39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. 40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” 41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
OBSERVATION: In the storm, it seems the disciples forgot what Jesus had said before they left. “Let us go over to the other side.”
The word “us” let them know that he was going with them.
“Let us go…” tells me that they were not just going to make an attempt; they were going to do it!
“…to the other side” tells me that they were going to go further than halfway. They would be going all the way to the other side!
APPLICATION: If I let them, circumstances can make me forget what Jesus has said to me. I must remember what He says to me!
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, keep reminding me of what Jesus has said to me. Jesus, forgive me for thinking that I have been all alone in “my boat.” Forgive me for thinking that you do not care what happens to me. Amen
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