A Leap Of Faith

Good Morning!! Peter wanted more, he wanted adventure. When the disciples' boat was being tossed about by threatening winds, they became afraid.  Adding to the anxiety of an already frightening situation, their fear level peaked when they saw a man walking on water toward the boat. The man was Jesus. That's when Peter seized the opportunity for an ultimate thrill.  Peter requested that Jesus call him to walk on water. Peter's desire to walk on water in spite of his fear was based not only on his passion for adventure, but his passion to obey God in an adventurous way.

He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."—Matthew 17:20 (NIV)

Matthew 14:29-31 records, "...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?'" Peter took a risk,...and some might say that he failed in his faith, because he doubted and sank. However, our ideas of success and failure is not be the same as Jesus'. Remember Peter was also the only one who felt Jesus lift him up,...because of that leap of faith.

Peter may have failed in the eyes of the public,...but he was the only one who experienced walking on water.

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Lord, give us strength to live by faith. Help us not to fear the "what- ifs" but to take Your hand and jump when You say "jump." Let us experience the grand adventure of following You. Amen.

"Our weakness, is where God can prove Himself to be our source of sufficiency."