Daily Dose of Hope
April 9, 2025
Day 3 of Week 2
Scripture – Mark 4:35-41
Prayer: Heavenly Father, we give you today. We start off by just acknowledging that you are God – all-powerful, mighty, all-knowing, and full of mercy and grace. We are insignificant and yet you love us. You want to hear from us. Sometimes, it’s hard for me to wrap my head around that. But thank you, Lord. I pray that we can focus on you right now. Help us gather our very scattered and distracted thoughts and focus on you...Speak to us, Lord, and meet us right here, right now. We love you. Amen.
Welcome back, friends, to the Daily Dose of Hope, a Deep Dive into the Gospels and Acts. We are finishing up Mark 4 today and this is some of my favorite Scripture. We see that Jesus’ authority even extends over nature and this amazes his disciples. They have to face the big question that we also have to face – who is this man?
In today’s Scripture, we find ourselves on the lake with Jesus. Typically, we refer to it as the Sea of Galilee. When it’s calm, it’s absolutely beautiful. But this body of water, also called Lake Kinneret, is a large, shallow body of water. As such, it is prone to sudden violent storms when wind hits it−storms that die down equally quickly when the wind stops.
This is still early in Jesus’ ministry but he has started healing. In fact, he is known for his healings. Because of that, large crowds have become to follow him. There are those who are desperate and there are those who are curious, but the sheer number of people following Jesus and crowding up against him has become cumbersome. Thus, Jesus begins to teach from a boat, with the people standing on the shore. And what has Jesus been teaching them? He’s using parables to teach them about the Kingdom of God (we talked about this yesterday).
Then, our Scripture says that when evening came, he says to his disciples, “Let’s go to the other side of the lake.” Why doesn’t Jesus wait until morning? Why a night-time crossing? Obviously, there is something important, something pressing that needs to happen.
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