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Grow Up
'Let us cross over to the other side' Mark 4:35
At times Jesus gave His disciples special inside knowledge and understanding on stuff He was saying, which gave them a buzz of excitement or a headache, like their brain couldn't develop fast enough to fit the information in.
Then they had experiences like the day Jesus said to them, 'Let's cross over to the other side..' so off they sailed, but it was no easy trip: 'A fierce storm arose. High waves began to break into the boat until it was nearly full of water' (Mark 4:37). They were proper brickin' themselves, petrified, their short lives flashing before their eyes.
Jesus wasn't at all scared though - they had to wake Him up before He saw the commotion. Then they watched in amazement as Jesus told the weather to 'pack it in' and it did!
But then Jesus made them all realise that they needed to grow up, 'Why are you so afraid?' He said. 'Do you still not have faith in me?'
What God wants for us all is that we, 'no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead ... grow up' (Eph 4:14).
Jesus wants you to grow up, trusting Him in every situation no matter how stormy life gets, trusting His words no matter how many people rock the boat with their untruths, trusting Him no matter how many people try to blow us off course.
written by Bob Gass
'Let us cross over to the other side' Mark 4:35
At times Jesus gave His disciples special inside knowledge and understanding on stuff He was saying, which gave them a buzz of excitement or a headache, like their brain couldn't develop fast enough to fit the information in.
Then they had experiences like the day Jesus said to them, 'Let's cross over to the other side..' so off they sailed, but it was no easy trip: 'A fierce storm arose. High waves began to break into the boat until it was nearly full of water' (Mark 4:37). They were proper brickin' themselves, petrified, their short lives flashing before their eyes.
Jesus wasn't at all scared though - they had to wake Him up before He saw the commotion. Then they watched in amazement as Jesus told the weather to 'pack it in' and it did!
But then Jesus made them all realise that they needed to grow up, 'Why are you so afraid?' He said. 'Do you still not have faith in me?'
What God wants for us all is that we, 'no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead ... grow up' (Eph 4:14).
Jesus wants you to grow up, trusting Him in every situation no matter how stormy life gets, trusting His words no matter how many people rock the boat with their untruths, trusting Him no matter how many people try to blow us off course.
written by Bob Gass
