Saturday is almost over already. Weekends go by way too quickly. I haven't done much of anything today. We had leader's meeting in the morning and kind of went over the semester. Overall the semester looks very hectic; we need to pray a lot this semester. We'll have to take it step at a time and make sacrifices. Sometimes things are not going to work in our favor, but we just have to do the best with what we have. That's just life.
After the meeting I took a nap that lasted 3 hours. I felt bad at first, but seeing how much energy it gave me, I felt pretty good. Sometimes we need rest like that.
I've been reading a couple things today and just been lingering around. I figure after today I won't have times like these especially with the way my classes are shaping up. It's going to be a tough semester.
I want to make my blogs a little more less-plain by adding pictures when I can. Fortunately for today's reading I remembered a painting from Rembrandt van Rijn, a Dutch painter. It's one of his rather famous works:
This reading could not come at a better time for me. It's about how Jesus calmed the storm when His followers were scared of it. They had little faith in Jesus and were crying for help. This is the kind of situation I'm in right now. I have so many things I'm worried about. In general, my future is very unclear. When I think about it, I am on a boat with a storm fast approaching. Not knowing how it will shape up, I'm very anxious. I'm worried that my life will go down the drain. Where's my faith in Jesus? Is this what He taught me? I need more faith than this. He is capable of calming down anything. Have faith in Him.
The Healing Of Two Demon-Possessed Men
This story is still a bit confusing to me. I understand the events that occured. Two demon-possessed men approached Jesus and the demons asked to be sent to a herd of pigs if Jesus was to drive them out. The part I'm confused about is why the town would ask Jesus to go away.
I could only think up of one reason: because they're not ready for it. They're living sinful lives and they were afraid that if they accepted Jesus, they would have to give that up. The town could be so sinful that the demons actually had control over these people. When they saw that Jesus was able to drive them away and ultimately to their death, they were afraid of what they would have to give up.
One possible lesson, or challenge I can get from this is where do I stand at? Am I ready for Jesus to take over my life? That could mean getting rid of the very things that bring me joy. I would have to ask myself what's more important to me. Am I willing to put 100% of my faith into something that may ultimately result in having to sacrifice a lot of things. It's a pretty big question I think. Hopefully I am ready for it.
Summary:
Jesus Calms The Storm
23-25 Jesus and his disciples were on a boat as a storm hit. Jesus was asleep, and so the disciples were scared and woke Him up.
26-27 Jesus replied asking why they had such little faith and calmed the winds and waves. The men were amazed.
The Healing Of Two Demon-Possessed Men
28-29 Upon arrival in the region of Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men approached Jesus and asked what He wanted of them.
30-34 Jesus drove the demons out into a herd of pigs. The herd rushed into the lake and drowned. The whole town was afraid and went to Jesus and asked Him to leave.
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