TGN: Walking on Water

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Daily Prayer: There is no other God but You, Heavenly Father. I love You LORD, and I'm so thankful to spend this time with You today. Continue to guide me in knowing and keeping ALL of Your commands. For partial obedience, is rebellion. I desire to be fully obedient to You. In Jesus' Name, amen.
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Mark 6:45-52 (NLT)
Jesus Walks on Water
45 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home. 46 After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
47 Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land. 48 He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. About three o'clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. He intended to go past them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost. 50 They were all terrified when they saw him.
But Jesus spoke to them at once. "Don't be afraid," he said. "Take courage! I am here!" 51 Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed, 52 for they still didn't understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in.

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The disciples were surprised to see Jesus walking beside them on the water. But they should have realized that Jesus would help them when they were in trouble. Though they had lost sight of Jesus, He had not lost sight of them. His concern for them overcame their lack of faith. The disciples were afraid, but Jesus' presence calmed their fears.

The next time you are in "deep water" remember that Christ knows your struggle and cares for you. He sees you fighting hard to keep your head above water, or even on straight. He sees your struggle. We all experience fear. Choice is: Do we try to deal with it ourselves, or do we let Jesus deal with it?
In times of fear and uncertainty, it is calming to know that Christ is always with us (Matthew 28:20). To recognize Christ's presence is the antidote to fear. How do you build your faith and trust in Jesus? Transfer what you know to be true about Him into every area of your life. He is LORD of our lives, not just church on Sunday, or when we need a blessing. Our whole life. The disciples did not transfer the truth they already knew about Jesus to their own lives while Jesus was with them. It had to be a lot to take in. I'm not going to judge them. But let's talk about us, we read that Jesus walked on the water (and other miracles), and yet we often question if He is able to work in our life. We must not only believe that these miracles really occurred; we must not only remember His grace in the past or in someone else's life; we must also transfer the truth to ALL of our own life situations.

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Prayer: Jesus, thank You for interceeding for us! I'm so thankful that You can see it all; You see us straining in certain areas of our lives, You see what is against us. And You come our way in just the right time. I call on Your Name, Jesus. I will not have You pass me by. I am not terrified by Your grace, I desire to honor You by it. Thank You for courage. Thank You for being here with me. Thank You for eliminating my fears. Thank You for understanding; for if there is any hardening of my heart, please remove it. Thank You LORD. In Your Name, amen.
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