9-24-26

9-24-26

He Promised You the Other Side

 Mark 4:35-41 and Mark 5:1
35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
5 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.


Jesus said, "Let us pass over to the other side." Not let us try. Not let us see what happens. He declared the destination before the storm ever formed. The disciples panicked over the wind and the waves and missed the most important detail -- Jesus had already spoken their arrival into existence. God does not invite you into a journey only to abandon you in the middle of it. The storm does not have the final word. The promise does. Whatever is raging around you today, go back to what God said. He already declared your other side.

 Is your focus fixed on the storm around you or on the word God has already spoken over your life?
 Find one Scripture promise that speaks directly to your current struggle. Write it on a card, place it somewhere visible, and read it aloud every morning this week as a declaration of faith.

You are loved and you have been prayed for! Trent