” SO PETER WENT OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT AND WALKED ON THE WATER TOWARD JESUS. BUT WHEN HE SAW THE STRONG WIND AND THE WAVES, HE WAS TERRIFIED AND BEGAN TO SINK. ‘SAVE ME, LORD!‘ HE SHOUTED. JESUS IMMEDIATELY REACHED OUT AND GRABBED HIM. ‘YOU OF LITTLE FAITH’ , JESUS SAID, ‘ WHY DID YOU DOUBT ME? ‘ MATTHEW 14: 29-31
How many times have you and I trusted Jesus in a situation and then after a while we begin to look at the situation around us and our faith begins to fade. This is not a bad thing because, as Peter found out in Matthew 29, our Lord is always there to catch us from our fall. All we have to do is ask. However, look at the faith that Peter had. He was trusting Jesus to walk out onto the water to reach him. This was a faith that was so strong that it actually allowed him to walk onto the water. But, as soon as he took his eyes off of Jesus and began to see the strong wind and waves around him, he began to sink. We also begin to sink. We may not literally be walking on the water, but we are walking in faith with our Lord. We are believing in things that we cannot see, feel or touch in the present. It is when we take our eyes and thoughts off of Jesus that we begin to sink back in the thoughts and beliefs of the world. Jesus asks us the same question as he asked Peter, ” Oh you of little faith, why did you doubt me?” We must continue to train ourselves up in Jesus. He must become our refuge and our safety net. In every situation we must be able to reach out our hand to him in faith and walk out onto sea in the midst of the strong winds and high waves. He will never fail us. He is stronger than anything you and I may be facing. We must, however, trust him to be there when we need him and to pick us up when we fall. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!
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