Mark 6:45-51: How to Walk on the Water in Life
Many
are familiar with the story of Christ walking on the water. Although we may not
walk on water literally, we are forced to walk on the water in life on a daily
basis. Storms will come our way, but we can walk on the water with Christ. From
Mark 6:45-51, there are a few things we must see and do if we want to walk on
the water in life.
Mark 6:45-51
English Standard Version (ESV)
Jesus Walks on the
Water
45 Immediately he made his disciples
get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida,
while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had
taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. 47 And
when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the
land. 48 And he saw that they were making headway
painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of
the night[a] he came to them, walking on the
sea. He meant to pass by them, 49 but when
they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried
out, 50 for they all saw him and were
terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is
I.Do not be afraid.” 51 And he got into the boat
with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded,
We Must Obey (v. 45)
Scripture
says that Jesus made his disciples get out of the boat and go to the other
side, forced it in a sense. Just as the disciples obeyed Christ, if we want to
walk on the water in life, we must also obey Christ.
We Must Pray (v. 46)
This
might be the most obvious fact of this passage, but if Jesus prayed, how much
more should we pray? If we want to walk on the water in life, we are to pray.
We Cannot Be Afraid (vv. 47-50)
The
Lord commands his people in scripture to not be afraid many times. The only one
we should fear is God himself because he is the only one worthy of our fear. To
give our fear to anything or anyone else is to make that object an idol. If we
want to walk on the water in life, we cannot be afraid.
We Must Be Amazed by and Worship Christ
(v. 51)
Worship
is key to walking on the water in life. We cannot worship him unless we are
first amazed by him, which requires his revelation. God has revealed himself to
his children. Therefore, we can indeed walk on the water in life if we worship
him.
