Teacher,
Don't
You
Care …
Scripture
Mark
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.
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.
Observation
Don't
be too rough on the disciples of Jesus – I bet that you and I have
thought the same thing before when something bad happened to us or
when something bad happened to one of our loved ones. God, don't You
care?
Sickness,
death, dying, financial reversal, divorce, and a million other things
could happen that could cause us to call into question the goodness
of our Heavenly Father.
Living
in this world is brutal – and no, life is definitely not fair.
You
and I will face storms. Our boats will take on water and we will feel
like we are getting ready to sink.
Here
is the advantage that we have over Jesus' twelve disciples … we
know that He cares. We have the entire Word of God. We have thousands
and thousands of His promises that we can read and hold on to each
day!
We
know how much God loves us and cares about us. Jesus paid a very high
price, His own blood to make sure that I live forever with Him. He
loves us that much!
Application
Nothing
touches my life that is not first filtered through the hands of our
Heavenly Father. He has allowed it to touch my life. I need to walk
by faith, trusting Him, as I go through each and every challenge and
trial.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that each and every challenge that comes my way is an
opportunity for me to exercise my faith and my trust in You. How
could I ever learn to trust You if I never experienced problems and
trouble. Don't let me blame You when bad things happen to me or to
those I love. Help me to walk by faith and not by sight. I know that
You have in store for me things that are so good that I can't even
imagine how good that it is going to be. I know that one day I will
live in a perfect pain free body in a restored world where everything
is perfect and no hint of evil. I look forward to that day! Come,
Lord Jesus! Come!
Daily
Bible Reading: Numbers 17,18; Psalms 29; Mark 4
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