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Take Courage-Don't Be Afraid!

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Take Courage-Don't Be Afraid-Mark 6:49-50

But when they [the disciples] saw him [Jesus] walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." — Mark 6:49-50

The disciples had gone ahead of Jesus. As they were rowing, they were going against the wind and according to Mark, and Matthew and John in their accounts, the wind and waves were strong. I don't think this time in the boat was as bad as the time when Jesus was sleeping in the boat based on the commentary on each in the Gospels, but none the less, it would seem that because it is noted that it wasn't normal, at least somewhat troubling.

Enter Jesus. Instead of immediately recognizing Him, they were terrified. So they went from being troubled working against the wind and waves to terrified by what they thought was a ghost. I wonder how many of them had seen a ghost before? Probably none of them, but they had all seen and been with Jesus yet were still terrified and didn't trust in what The LORD had told them to do, remember He made them get in the boat to go to the other side!

Immediately Jesus told them to take courage and to not be afraid! Then He climbed in the boat and the wind died down and then they were amazed!

I believe this passage describes a lot of our lives a lot of the time! Life is full of struggles and it can seem as if we're rowing hard and sometimes we go three steps back to go one step forward! Meanwhile Jesus is right there with us and the Holy Spirit is telling us to just follow Him! But often times the path that He has us on seems scary and we're afraid because we, like the disciples, don't understand Jesus and all He's done and wants to do for us!

We just need to invite Him into our boat and He will calm us in the midst of the storm, whether or not the winds and the waves stop! He has called each of us to follow Him and to walk this earth accordingly and He will finish what He has started! (Phil 1:6) Greater is He that is in us then he that is in the world!! "Take Courage, Don't be afraid!"