Unbelief
TODAY’S VERSE
“Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed, for they still didn’t understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in.”
Mark 6:51-52 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Why is it so hard to believe? What is it about the supernatural that makes us so skeptical? Why is it we can experience a miracle one minute and doubt if God will help us in the next? The disciples had seen Jesus heal countless numbers of people. He just finished feeding thousands of people from a few loafs of bread and fish. And yet when they were in a battle for their life on the sea, they are shocked that Jesus could (or perhaps would) stop the raging sea. When explaining this mystery Mark simply says that “Their hearts were too hard to take it in.” And therein lays the problem – their hearts, their felt beliefs, their deep down gut level feeling that things are okay, were not softened by a relational belief system. Their hearts didn’t really know Jesus. They may have seen His power, but they did not see His motives. They weren’t convinced of His love for them. And neither are we. If we were, we would react differently to the storms we encounter. Instead we too doubt, cower in fear, or lash out in anger, reactions to our confusion over who He is and what He wants to do. The good news is that today we can change that. We can begin to know Jesus better by spending time with Him. As we get to know His heart better, we will find ours begin to soften.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Lord Jesus, help me to know You better. I want to trust You more. I want to know Your heart, motives and wisdom. Help me know You more, love You more and then trust You in everything that comes my way.
AMEN
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Christian Meditation 
I like the way you think about God. Miracles still happen even today – If we can see with our eyes and hear with our ears that is. Here is my testimony. I think you might find it interesting.
http://robinclaire.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/how-i-was-saved-part-1-3/
robin