Jesus Was Calm During The Storm

 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”

Mark 4:38 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.4.38.NLT

Jesus was calm during the storm.  He was able to sleep and not worry about the circumstances around him.  I need to follow His example and remain calm during the storms of my life.

Pay Close Attention to What I hear

 

Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given —and you will receive even more.

Mark 4:24 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.4.24.NLT

I need to pay attention to God's Word so that I will understand what He is saying to me through my Bible reading.  I will receive understanding if I pay attention to what the Word says.

Be Good Seed For God's Word

 

And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”

Mark 4:20 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.4.20.NLT

I want to be the good soil that accepts God's word and produces 30, 60, or 100 fold of what I receive. I need to lead other people to Jesus and spread His Word.

I Am The Family of Jesus

 

Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.  Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

Mark 3:34‭-‬35 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.3.34-35.NLT

I am Jesus' family if I do what He wants me to do.  I am part of Jesus' family because I do what he wants me to do.  Being part of His family is listening to the Word and obeying it.

God Sparks Enthusiasm in Me

Then Haggai, the Lord ’s messenger, gave the people this message from the Lord : “I am with you, says the Lord !” So the Lord sparked the enthusiasm of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the enthusiasm of Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the enthusiasm of the whole remnant of God’s people. They began to work on the house of their God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

Haggai 1:13‭-‬14 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/hag.1.13-14.NLT

I need to be enthusiastic because I know God is with me in what I do.  I should be encouraged and do the work God has called me to do.  God will spark enthusiasm in me if I am open to what He is going to do in my life.

Jesus Calls Us His Apostles

Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, giving them authority to cast out demons.

Mark 3:14‭-‬15 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.3.14-15.NLT

Jesus has called me to be his Apostle and share the message of Christ with everyone.  He has given me the authority to cast out demons and I have the authority to do this in His name.  I am to be a good example of a follower of Jesus and preach the Good News to everyone.  What does this scripture mean to you?

Put New Wine in New Wineskins

“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the wine would burst the wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New wine calls for new wineskins.”
Mark 2:22 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.2.22.NLT

God is going to do new things in my life.  I need to be open to what He's going to do in my life and follow His guidance for what I am going to do with my life.