02- 02- 11 MI DAILY DEVOTION (Mark 4:35-41)
“LORD.I BELIEVE PLEASE HELP MY UNBELIEF"
35- And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 36- And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 37- And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38- And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39- And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40- And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? 41- And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
The disciples’ great fear (verse 40); they were afraid. Their faith and their courage were mixed with fear. Our prayer must be “Lord, I believe Please help my unbelief.” There’s nothing in this world that could overcome fear but perfect love, it will cast out fear.” We often fail in this area of our spiritual life as Christians. They failed to exercise their faith in the Lord when they saw the waves and feel the raged of the wind and the tempest waves of the great sea… and afterwards the Lord’s heart was heavy when He said, “Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? Their weakness was their faith during those times. The cause of this fear was they saw the wind boisterous. When they saw that the storm was getting worse, they just focus their eyes on the storms and not on the Lord at the hinder part of the ship. When the winds and the sea obeyed Christ; they were amazed. We fear continually every day, because we forget the Lord our Maker, (Isaiah 51:12- 13) 12- “I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; 13- And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?” While their lacked of faith kept them down in their relationship with the Lord, the Lord kept them up above their fear. While Jesus was at the hinder part of the ship asleep on a pillow, He was actually on the process of working in them and through them. While they were toiling the Lord was busy working in them and through them by making them stronger and better Christians. (Psalm 20:5- 7) 5- “We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions. 6- Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. 7- Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.”
