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WHY ARE YE SO FEARFUL? (I)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Mark 4:35-41

Mark 4:40

 

“Why are ye so fearful?”

 

WHY ARE YE SO FEARFUL? (I)
 
There are several kinds of fears, some are good and some are bad. It is good to fear the Lord by departing from sin and evil as it is the beginning of our wisdom and knowledge (Prov 1:7; 9:10). It is good to fear that if we do not behave ourselves well or do our work properly, that we may not please God, glorify Him and edify our brethren.
 
However, it is not good to fear men or death (Matt 10:28). Some people are scared of darkness, snakes, old age, illness, etc. Usually, if we are rich, we may not be so fearful if we lose our job, but if that job is all that we have to earn our living day by day we may be very scared when we are sacked. The core of the problem is our “self.” We look to “self ” and our “self” is so dear to us.
 
Our Lord Jesus challenges His followers to deny themselves, take up their cross daily and follow Him (Luke 9:23-24). Many do not want to follow Jesus as they are scared of self-denial, shame, persecutions, rejection, separation, or death. They want to save their life, yet will lose it in the end (Rev 21:8).
 
Here, the Lord Jesus commanded his disciples to pass over unto the other side of the lake. As they sailed, suddenly there arose a great storm and Jesus was sleeping in the hinder part of the ship. They came and awoke Him, “Master, carest thou not that we perish?” Then Jesus arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still”. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Jesus said to his disciples, “Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?” The adjective “fearful” our Lord used has only three occurrences in the New Testament. It was used in the same stormy incident recorded in Matthew 8:26, and in Revelation 21:8 to denote the cowardly. How can we overcome this cowardly fear and enjoy God’s peace even in the storms of our lives? Be in the Lord and His will!
 
THOUGHT: It is good to fear God and not anyone nor anything else.
PRAYER: Father, please help me fear Thee and trust in Thee in all situations.

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