Why are You Afraid?

Mark 4:40 says, “And He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?’” Are our lives ruled by fear? Faith is trust in God. Do we trust God? Why didn’t the disciples ask Jesus for help? Why did they react so sharply and ask him if he cared? That’s what fear does. It makes us belligerent. Even being falsely accused, Jesus calmed the sea. God is merciful towards our fear. And then, the disciples fear Jesus and not the storm. Let us bring our fears to God and watch as he transforms them. God is so much bigger and filled with grace than we thought.

2 Corinthians 4:18-5:1 Our Christian Hope

2 Corinthians 4:18-5:1 says, “while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” Let’s take our minds off what we see, our worldly worries, and focus on that which is unseen. Our perspective changes. Everything in this world is temporary and our eternity waits. Meditation on this invisible hope is a necessary Christian habit.