What could the disciple have been thinking when they seen Jesus walking on water. The text says they thought he was a ghost which is understandable. They were in the middle of a lake and they something walking on the water, how unbelievable would that be. Then Jesus walks up to the boat and is tells them to not be afraid its is just me. To me after Jesus had walked on water, not to mention he had just fed five thousand people with almost nothing, how could the disciples not venture to guess at who he was. I just try to imagine what i would think if i was in a boat in a pretty good wind storm and all of a sudden I look out and see ahuman figure walking over waves on the water toward the boat. I believe i would have ran and hid or started throwing things in the boat at him. It just blows my mind that Jesus just walked on the water to get to the boat and what could possibly runing through the disciples minds.
Andy
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I often have the same questions. It seems as though the disciples always miss the mark when it comes to Jesus and who he is and what he is capable of doing. I know I am quilty of it, but come on. They just saw him feed alot of people with next to no food supply.
I also have wondered to these things. I think that we must put ourselves in the mindset of the disciples. The sea was seen as the source of evil and perhaps they thought it was Leviathon coming at them instead of Christ.
I know I'd be freaked out to if I thought an evil sea monster was about to eat my boat.
-Steven
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