Mark 6:45-56
Jesus Walks on the Water
45Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
47When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, 50because they all saw him and were terrified.
Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." 51Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56And 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 him were healed.
After Jesus had fed the five thousand with five loaves of bread and two fish, He made His disciples get into a boat on there way to Bethsaida...The Twelve disciples had just saw a major miracle...Jesus went up on a mountainside to pray...Jesus prayed a lot, and so should we...
When evening came, Jesus set out to find His disciples...The Twelve disciples were in the middle of the lake of Galilee...Because He could, and wanting to show His disciples the power of God, He started walking on the lake towards their boat...They were rowing hard, because the wind was against them...But they wind did not affect Jesus as He walked on the water towards the boat...As He neared the Twelve they thought they were seeing a ghost...Why not think this, man cannot walk on water...They cried out, because they were terrified, even though they saw Him (and knew it was Him)... They still did not know His power...The Twelve still did not know who He really was...He had just fed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish...But even though they knew this and were eyewitnesses to this miracle, they still were terrified, because they were still thinking He was a mere man...Man cannot walk on water...We also forget when we see or have a miracle answered...That (miracle) just happened, it would have happened anyway...Or so man thinks...
Jesus tells them as He nears the boat is "take courage", it is I, don't be afraid"...Then He climbs in the boat with His disciples...When He climbs in the boat, the wind calms down...
Those who have faith want to get closer to Him...In those days many wanted to touch Him...Those who even touched the edge of His cloak were healed...
Life can be like sailing on the seas...We often feel we are rowing against the tide and wind...We pray for miracles, see them happen and them forget them, sometimes quickly...We think that just happened...Jesus has Almighty power, even before we realize His power, we are in awe of it...As we get closer to Him and He to us, we see how inferior we really are...As we get closer to the Holy Spirit, we become even more frightened, more terrified, and even more in awe of His power...God created the earth...He was there...He sent Jesus for us to save us from our sins...He is the Truth...He is the answer to our why...He knows...Once we realize this and accept Him...The winds calm down...This is the peace He brings...
The disciples would later learn who He really was after the resurrection...They changed from weak, discouraged, fleeing disciples after His death, to courageous ministers after seeing Him resurrected...Then they would understand...They are now willing to die for Him, and many of them did...Once we see and understand, who He is the answers are clearer...Then we now know who we are...