November 29
2018
What Did the Lord Say?
On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.”
Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” Mark 4:35-40
Jesus spoke to the disciples and said,
“Let us cross over to the other side.”
He knew where they were going.
He knew the plan.
But part way across the storm came up and the disciples were afraid that they would perish.
Jesus was sleeping.
They woke Him up,
“Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”
Jesus got up, rebuked the storm and then asked them why they had been so fearful, where was their faith?
Jesus had told them they were going to the other side and yet, half way across, they panicked when they saw the storm.
We are so much like the disciples.
We hear the voice of God telling us where we are going and yet, half way through when the storm clouds gather, we begin to panic!
What did the Lord say?
If the Lord said we are going to the other side, then we need to trust that He knows the plan.
We need to keep our eyes on Him and not on the storm.
If Jesus said we are going across, then no storm is going to stop us from crossing over.
What did the Lord say?