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Crumbs 104

Walking on Water

1. Scripture Mark 6:45-56 N ew International Version 45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, 50 because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” 51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

2. Crumbs Jesus is Lord. He is God incarnate. As we study Him two questions emerge..What does He tell us about what God is like? What does He tell us about what we should be ? Yet in this study we must be careful to divide Jesus into two separate beings. There is but one Lord Jesus Christ.

As I read about Jesus I note several surprising things about him. He had a desire to be alone. We often exhibit the need never to be alone yet is often in time alone that we have time for God to speak to us. Jesus ever sought that essential balance between availibility and solitude. He desired prayer and made time for it.

In John’s gospel tells us that at this time the people want to make Him king. Many men would love this attention, but not the Lord Jesus who also sought anonymity.. The needs of the masses were a burden to Him and as He sees his disciples struggle in the storm He acts to save them first ,speaking to calm them. He does two miracles ,walking on water and calming the storm teaching his followers He I much more than a simple Rabbi..John’s gospel describes the miracles as signs. Here they are signs of who He truly is.

Questions

1. How is Jesus as an example of the way in which we should live ?

2. What do we learn about God in this passage ?.

3.What is Jesus teaching his disciples in this miracle?