Good Morning!! When
Peter took his first step focusing his eyes on Jesus, he began walking
on water as well. But he soon felt the boisterous winds, became
frightened, and started to sink. When he called out to Christ to rescue
him, Jesus said, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" You
can be certain of the purpose regarding the way this scene unfolded.
Jesus was teaching the disciples in this storm to walk on water. At
least Simon Peter was willing to get out of the boat. Jesus wanted to
show His disciples how to have faith, and he wants to show you how to
live in that same arena.
...Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"—Matthew 14:29-31 (NKJV)
Too
many of us live in our quiet, quaint comfort zones. You may have
a comfortable pew, have your life together, and think you don’t need to
learn faith. But if you’re not committed to a cause or a goal that has
the risk of failure in it, then you haven't learned to walk in the arena
of faith. If
your ever going to know the real joy and victory of the Christian life,
then you’ve got to start believing God enough to come through in any
situation. F.B. Meyer, a great Bible teacher, said, "We never test the
resources of God until we attempt the impossible."
Get out of the boat and be all that God wants you to be!
Lord Jesus, help us to be ready to walk on water, with our focus on You,...as the storms of life come our way. Amen.
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Faith does not mean the death of your old fun, old freedom, and old
live,...Faith is the injection of REAL life into what you only Thought
was life before."
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