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He is in the boat // Ele está no barco

Rembrandt  - The storm on the sea of Galilee

In Mark 4:35 – 41 tells us a moment when Jesus and the disciples were crossing the sea by boat. Jesus was in the boat. The disciples saw the storm coming. It started pouring. It got dangerous. Jesus was in the boat. The disciples got desperate. And yet, it took a while to them call out Jesus. Why did they take so long to call out Jesus?

See? How long do you take to call for Jesus’ help? Do you wait until you get desperate? Jesus is in the boat, is He not? Why do you have to wait until the storm starts pouring or even damaging the stuff? Because you want to see if you can deal with it on your own, so you try everything you can before calling for help. When you realize that you can’t do much, so then you remember “oh yeah! Jesus is in the boat”.

Jesus certainly knew what was going on, but maybe He was just waiting for them to remember that he was in there too. They have been listening to his teachings, seeing His miracles, but when they got in the middle of a difficult situation themselves, their mind just went blank!  They couldn’t remember that Jesus was in the boat with them.

Has something like this ever happened to you? You first go around trying to fix all the things by yourself, not noticing that maybe you might be just making the things worse, so then, you remember that Jesus is the one, the only one who can calm down the winds and the sea?

We all have storms moments in our lives, but in how many of these moments we remember Jesus at the beginning? How many times we think “where is Jesus” right now?

Remember, He is in the boat.

Em Marcos 4: 35 – 41 nos conta um momento quando Jesus e os discípulos estavam cruzando mar de barco. Jesus estava no barco. Os discípulos viram a tempestade vindo. A tempestade começou ficar forte. Começou a ficar perigoso. Jesus estava no barco. Os discípulos começaram a ficar desesperados. E ainda assim, levou um tempo até eles irem chamar Jesus para ajudar. Por que eles demoraram tanto para chamar Jesus?

Vê? Quanto tempo você demora para pedir Jesus ajuda? Você espera até ficar desesperada? Jesus está no barco, ou não? Por que você tem que esperar a tempestade começar a ficar pesada ou mesmo começar a quebrar as coisas? Porque você quer ver se consegue resolver esse problema sozinha, então você tenta de tudo antes de pedir ajuda. Quando você então percebe que não há muito o que você possa fazer, aí você se lembra “Oh, verdade, Jesus está no barco!”.

 Jesus certamente sabia o que estava acontecendo, mas talvez Ele estava apenas esperando eles lembrarem que Ele estava ali também. Eles tinham ouvido seus ensinamentos e milagres, mas no meio da situação difícil a mente deles simplesmente deu branco. Eles não puderam lembrar que Jesus estava no barco com eles.

Alguma vez isso já aconteceu com você? Você primeiro vai, tenta por todo lado consertar as coisas sozinha, sem perceber que você de repente pode só está piorando a situação, e então é que você se lembra que Jesus é o único quem pode acalmar tempestades e o mar?

Todos nós temos momentos tipo tempestades nas nossas vidas, mas em quantas vezes nesses momentos você se lembrou de Jesus no início? Quantas vezes nós mesmos perguntamos “onde está Jesus agora”?

Lembre-se, Ele está no barco.

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