“Immediately
he spoke to them and said, ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’
Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They
were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves;
their hearts were hardened.’” Mark 6:50B-52
When was the last time God
showed-up in your life? Do you remember when God intervened in an
impossible situation, how he blessed you in the middle of a crisis? The
disciples had seen Jesus miraculously feed 5,000 men and their families
with two fish and five loaves of bread. Then that very night, they
found themselves in a storm and quickly forgot that great miracle. We
tend to have short memories when it comes to crisis, to the hardships of
the faith journey. For some reason it’s easy to forget God’s past
faithfulness when a new obstacle threatens to derail our lives.
Jesus told His disciples
to expect challenges. Don’t be surprised when trials appear, when you
don’t understand what’s happening or why. This is part of life. Instead,
stop and remember what God has done in the past. Hold onto the faith of
yesterday to get through today. Look back before moving forward.
The children of Israel experienced this same fear and uncertainty
like Jesus’ disciples. On the brink of entering the Promised Land, they
were overcome by fear. They began to panic at the obstacles before
them. That’s when Moses steps in – telling them to look back, look back
at the miracles God performed in the past.Yet the people were only focused on the problem, the enemy. And the longer they focused, the faster their fear grew. They quickly forgot the miracles God performed in Egypt only a short-time earlier to free His people from slavery.
In the same way, Jesus
says to us —Stop. Remember. Look back. Look back to the miraculous
power of God. Look back to how God has blessed you in the past as you
face big challenges today. Remember how your Heavenly Father has met
your needs in the past. Stop. Remember. Look back— to move forward.
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