Saturday, March 22 LET US GO OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE MARK 4

Saturday, March 22  

  LET US GO OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE

MARK 4

“That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, ‘Let us go over to the other side’”.

Mark 4:35

As disciples of Jesus we should be guided throughout our journey. If we were to follow our own reasoning, we would stay here, on this side, with what we already have, and what we've achieved up to now. But Jesus wants us to go over to the other side and not just by going around the edge of the lake, but by traveling across it.  As his family today, we will traverse difficult seas: misunderstandings, unfaithfulness, and problems concerning our children.  The mistake would be to remain stagnant and resigned where we are.  To remain in our lies, in bitterness, in rancor and complaint, in failure, in pain, in our errors.

Today, as you submerge yourself in your struggle, in your lake, allow yourself to see the power of God quieting the waters, calming the opposing winds. At your work, in your home, in your church, there you will find that God’s power is available to you today. Having completed the crossing, once on the other side, the disciples were much better able to understand each miracle, each healing, each word pronounced by Jesus. As we traverse life’s storms with our Savior, there will always be an opposite coast, and other banks in which to see his glory and his power.

 Prayer: Lord, allow my life to be forever guided by you. Amen.

PASEMOS AL OTRO LADO

MARCOS  4

“Al anochecer de aquel mismo día, Jesús dijo a sus discípulos: Vamos al otro lado del lago”.

Marcos 4:35

Como los discípulos de Jesús debemos ser guiados en nuestro caminar. Si fuera por nuestros razonamientos, nos quedaríamos aquí, de este lado; con lo que ya conseguimos, con lo logrado hasta ahora. Mas Jesús quiere que pasemos al otro lado y no precisamente bordeando el lago, sino atravesándolo. Hoy como familia, debemos cruzar mares de dificultad: incomprensiones, infidelidades, problemas de nuestros hijos. El error es quedarnos estancados y resignados donde estamos. Quedarnos en la mentira, en la amargura, en el rencor y la queja, en el fracaso, en el dolor, en nuestros errores. 

Deja hoy que mientras te sumerges en tu lucha, en tu lago, puedas ver el poder de Dios aquietando tus aguas, sosegando tus vientos contrarios. En tu trabajo, en tu casa, en tu iglesia, allí está el poder de Dios disponible para ti hoy. Cuando terminó la travesía, del otro lado los discípulos pudieron comprender mucho mejor, cada milagro, cada sanidad, cada palabra de Jesús. Al cruzar tempestades con nuestro Salvador, siempre habrá otros lados, otras orillas donde ver su gloria y su poder.

Oración: Señor, permite que mi vida siempre esté guiada por ti. Amén.