Key verse: 50b
IT'S I, DON'T BE AFRAID
Previously, Jesus trained his disciples to learn the heart of shepherd. Now Jesus is training them to learn courage. Courage is very important for mankind and it's very important to God's work as we see in Acts.
1. Jesus walked on the water (45-52)
Jesus forced his discples to go up along the opposite shore without him. During the navigation a storm hit the sea and their boat was endangered and was on the edge of sinking. They already had an experience like this but they always were afraid. They always have this inherent problem of fear. Meanwile, Jesus went up into the mountain to pray as he usually did. So he seek God's will to the next step. Jesus came in the middle of the night to walking on the water and wanted to exceed them, that means he went near them. Seeing Jesus, them had to recognize and welcome him, but they squealed because they thought that he was a ghost. But Jesus said to them: "It's I, don't be afraid". Who is Jesus ? He is God the Creator, who controls the gravitational force. They didn't see that. The devil always inspired fear. So the human loses discernment and vision. Fear and disbelief (Marc comments that it was because they didn't understand the miracle of the 5 breads and two fishes) make us be dazzled to not see God Almighty.
2. The healing power of Jesus (53-56)
When Jesus landed many people recognized him and come to him to be healed. They gathered many sick person of the region to make them come to Jesus and be healed. The sick person only wanted touch the edge of the Jesus"cloak because they heard that Jesus' power was very great. Maybe they heard how a woman having an issue of blood twelve years ago was healed through a simple contact with the edge of Jesus' cloack. So all those who touched the edge of his cloack benefited from the healing power of Jesus. They had faith in Jesus like the woman. If we have faith, disease leaves us and the good health comes.
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