Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, He went up on a mountainside to pray.
Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and He was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn He went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass them, but when they saw Him walking on the lake, they thought He was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw Him and were terrified.
Immediately He spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was. And wherever He went-into villages, towns or countryside-they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged Him to let them touch even the edge of His cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
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Scripture said the disciples were amazed because their hearts were hard and they hadn’t understood the loaves. I wonder how many times in our life Hod has moved, and we missed it because our faith wasn’t in Him but in other things? I wonder how many times we have missed God move because our focus was on our own circumstances and not on the power and sovereignty of God? I wonder how many times God has moved and we have missed it because of anger and disappointment, shame and regret? It’s time open up our hearts to God…allow Him to move in and around our lives. It’s time to wake up and pay attention…God is on the move. Are you aware?
A Journey With Jesus 