Have you seen Jesus? I mean really seen Him? Not some kind of 900-foot-tall object, but rather the Jesus Christ who lives in the Bible? When I look through the book of Mark, I see a Christ who is amazing. And He obviously struck others the same when He lived on earth.
For one thing, His teachings were amazing. The people were shaken to their cores by the authority Christ had when He taught.
Second, He performed miracles that were amazing. He healed the blind, the sick, the lepers. Mark 4:35-41 gives us another little outline or a story, a brief glimpse of a miracle that Jesus performed. This is no mystical myth. This was a real event that occurred. This passage describes Jesus with His disciples and how He rebuked the wind of a storm.
On a windy day you or I could go outside and say to the wind, "Hold it." But it would just keep on blowing. A wall could be built, but that really would not stop it. The wind would flow right over it. Yet Jesus turned an angry sea into a calm surface by speaking and causing the wind to stop.
Christ healed the sick, fed the 5,000, and not only walked on water but also made it possible for Peter to do the same. I sometimes wonder what it was like to be Peter as he stepped out of that boat. He had his eyes on Christ and he stepped out and it was solid. Then he saw the wind and began to sink.
I've heard Peter criticized in sermons for seeing the wind and sinking-for his doubt and unbelief. But he still stepped out-he had the faith to get out of the boat and "onto" the water! And he's the only person in history to walk on water, other than Jesus.
What's my point? Have you ever been amazed by His teachings? Have you ever really stepped out and taken Him at His word?