Day 03
Read Mark 4:35-41. “And He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?’” (Mark 4:40).
FEAR OR FAITH?
Going on a journey with Jesus is not a guarantee for a trouble-free, uneventful adventure. Just ask His disciples. He invited them to cross the Sea of Galilee, and they gladly headed to the privacy of the other shore. Before long, however, Jesus’ kind invitation turned into a nightmare of a storm. Where was Jesus? Asleep. He understood where they were going and how they would fare on the journey. The disciples didn’t, so they panicked. When their fear-filled pleas woke Him, Jesus stilled the sea and cautioned the men never to doubt what God is doing even in a storm. The journey of revitalization will bring some stormy moments of fear. Will you gladly trust Jesus when things seem upside down or inside out? Will you choose fear or faith?
PRAY…
Sovereign God, I know in my head that you have created all things and in You all things hold together (Col. 1:16-17). Still there are so many things that I do not know or understand, so I am pleading with You, our Great, Magnificent, All-Powerful God, to calm my fears as we seek Your work in our fellowship. Keep my heart and mind at peace in Jesus, in whose Name I pray, Amen.
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