Mark 6:45-56, March 7
Devotional for March 7
Mark 6: 45-56
Fear and Forgetfulness.
In this passage Jesus’ disciples illustrate these two aspects of our human frailty. The same evening that they had observed Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand, Jesus sends his disciples ahead of himself in a boat. Telling them that He will follow, Jesus went up into the hills to pray. Jesus repeatedly told and demonstrated to his followers that He was totally dependent upon His Father for all that He did and said to them.
As Jesus prayed to the Father, the disciples were caught in a sudden storm on the sea of Galilee. They didn’t see Jesus as they struggled against the wind and the waves because He was not in the boat. Verse 48 however tells us that Jesus saw them. In the storms of life, sometimes we also fail to see Jesus. Because Jesus saw the disciples, He came to them in their stormy sea. Not expecting to witness another miracle, they were terrified when they saw Jesus approaching them on the water. The disciples forgot about the loaves and God’s awesome power to feed the five thousand because their hearts were hardened. Jesus did not berate the disciples for their forgetfulness or their fear. Rather, His immediate words to them were words of comfort, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.”
When we face life’s storms, we need to remind ourselves and remind each other of God’s awesome power. We also need to remember that Jesus sees us, and that He speaks to us “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.”
Peter Haibach
Mark 6: 45-56
Fear and Forgetfulness.
In this passage Jesus’ disciples illustrate these two aspects of our human frailty. The same evening that they had observed Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand, Jesus sends his disciples ahead of himself in a boat. Telling them that He will follow, Jesus went up into the hills to pray. Jesus repeatedly told and demonstrated to his followers that He was totally dependent upon His Father for all that He did and said to them.
As Jesus prayed to the Father, the disciples were caught in a sudden storm on the sea of Galilee. They didn’t see Jesus as they struggled against the wind and the waves because He was not in the boat. Verse 48 however tells us that Jesus saw them. In the storms of life, sometimes we also fail to see Jesus. Because Jesus saw the disciples, He came to them in their stormy sea. Not expecting to witness another miracle, they were terrified when they saw Jesus approaching them on the water. The disciples forgot about the loaves and God’s awesome power to feed the five thousand because their hearts were hardened. Jesus did not berate the disciples for their forgetfulness or their fear. Rather, His immediate words to them were words of comfort, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.”
When we face life’s storms, we need to remind ourselves and remind each other of God’s awesome power. We also need to remember that Jesus sees us, and that He speaks to us “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.”
Peter Haibach
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