Reflections on Mark 4:35-41

35 That day when evening came, He said to His disciples, "Let us go over to the other side."

"Let us go..." Jesus always invites us to partner with Him and to walk with Him as we go through life. He doesn't say "Now you go while I stay here..." or "Let me leave you here while I go over there..." Instead, He calls us along, and has even promised to be with us always. How will obedient will you be to answer God's call and follow His leading today?

36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took Him along, just as He was, in the boat. There were also other boats with Him.

There were many boats in the water that day, but the disciples had Jesus in their boat. Do we have Jesus in our 'boat' today?

37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.

There is no guarantee, that as Christians, our lives will be trouble free. Times will come when circumstances overwhelm us, and it may seem that we are not strong enough to pull through the trying time. I can just imagine the disciples struggling to control the boat, wide-eyed, with hearts pounding as the waters rose and thrashed wildly around them.

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?"

This verse talks about the reaction that the disciples had to Jesus. At that point in time, they actually began to doubt if Jesus really did care for their safety at all. These men had been with Jesus, walked and talked with Him, and they were probably the ones who knew His heart best, but yet they doubted. Reflect upon your own life; was there ever a time where you doubted the goodness of God?

39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

40 He said to His disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

FAITH! That's what God is calling for! We've seen God work first hand in our own lives, experienced His comforting presence, heard testimonies and maybe even witnessed miracles, but where is our faith when our lives start to shake? How strong is our faith today, and if Jesus looked into your heart today, would He find faith?

41 They were terrified and asked each other, " Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey Him."