Read Mark 6:48-51.
There is no limit to what God can do through Jesus. Many times we will be astounded. Many times we will not even ask and God will do something beyond our belief and our explanation. And sometimes after that astounding thing, we will fail to recognize it was Jesus in our midst. Sadly, most of the time we will not ask.
In this passage, the disciples did not ask yet they were saved from what they thought would be, at best, a rough night of rowing. At worse, they feared for their lives, but here comes Jesus doing something unexplainable, walking on water. Their best human explanation is that they were seeing a ghost, but it was Jesus, who climbed into the boat with them and the water calmed.
Our General Conference is in full session; for some it is going just as they wanted, for others it is not. Some believe they know where solutions lie, others do not or think answers lie elsewhere. Some think to change our structure will be the answer, others think it is a spiritual problem with a spiritual answer. The question remains, have we asked Jesus into the boat? Have we "take(n) heart" and not feared what is before us?
PRAYER: Loving God, the ship in which we find ourselves is Yours. Help us to recognize that and to move towards You. Above all help us to confide and trust in You and not be afraid. We ask this in Christ Jesus' precious and powerful name, amen.
