"...You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"
Matthew 14:31
Matthew 14:31
25And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. It was heavily raining, storm caused thunderous waves and the boat where Peter and the gang was is almost sinking. Imagine the situation they were into and suddenly they'd see Jesus quietly walking on water. Wait, what? He was walking on the sea? As surprise as we are, Peter and the other disciples were surprised. In fact they were terrified to see him and even called Jesus "a ghost" ( 26"When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.").
If I were in their place, I would probably feel the same way and would've said the words they said. I just couldn't imagine how powerful God is that He would be able to walk on the sea along with all the disaster surrounding Him.
So Jesus being the merciful Lord that He is, immediately took away all of their fear. In Matthew 14:27 it says, 'But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid." ' Knowing that all of them were so terrified, He immediately calmed them down with so much compassion. He was so merciful that He comforted them told them not to be afraid, at the right place and at the right time. Being the Lord that He is, He is always compassionate to His people. He understands how we feel and He is always ready to bring comfort at the right place and at the right time. He is often early, but is never too late.
Going back, in Matthew 14:28 it says '28Peter said to Him, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." ' Peter needs His assurance. People like us are like Peter. We need the assurance of the Lord, we need His comfort and we need His guidance. Knowing that we need His assurance, the story goes on in Matthew 14:29 where Jesus answered them: 29'.'And He said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.' God gave Peter His assurance and after the assurance that God gave Him, he came to follow Him and history was made. He was the first human being ever to walk on water.
But after that in Matthew 14:30-31 says, 30'But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" 31Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him...' Peter saw his surrounding and he focused on it and he started to sink. When He cried to the Lord He came to answer.
I was reminded of one of the greatest stories ever written in history wherein one man was able to walk on water. One story I will never ever forget, one story that changed my life. God allowed this story to be written for us to know that we need Him. Often times we would just see ourselves crossing paths with the Lord. Just as the disciples saw Jesus walking on the sea. He wants to show us that He is always present, knocking on our door hoping that one day we will decide to let Him in.
This story is like ours. We have a sinking boat in our lives that we want to hold on to and we are so afraid to let go because we have a lot of thunderstorm surrounding us. We fear that we might sink. But Jesus assures us that He will never leave us. He is just there to show us the real way. The real way is towards Him but only if we are willing to get our feet wet and walk on water with Him. Only if we decide to follow Him can we see His glory. Only if we decide to come with Him could we experience how it feels to be pulled out of the water if we sink. Only through Jesus can we really be saved.
Either we stay on the boat that we know will eventually sink or follow Jesus and get our feet wet. It takes a leap of faith to walk on water, but only through Jesus can we experience the true meaning of life.
If I were in their place, I would probably feel the same way and would've said the words they said. I just couldn't imagine how powerful God is that He would be able to walk on the sea along with all the disaster surrounding Him.
So Jesus being the merciful Lord that He is, immediately took away all of their fear. In Matthew 14:27 it says, 'But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid." ' Knowing that all of them were so terrified, He immediately calmed them down with so much compassion. He was so merciful that He comforted them told them not to be afraid, at the right place and at the right time. Being the Lord that He is, He is always compassionate to His people. He understands how we feel and He is always ready to bring comfort at the right place and at the right time. He is often early, but is never too late.
Going back, in Matthew 14:28 it says '28Peter said to Him, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." ' Peter needs His assurance. People like us are like Peter. We need the assurance of the Lord, we need His comfort and we need His guidance. Knowing that we need His assurance, the story goes on in Matthew 14:29 where Jesus answered them: 29'.'And He said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.' God gave Peter His assurance and after the assurance that God gave Him, he came to follow Him and history was made. He was the first human being ever to walk on water.
But after that in Matthew 14:30-31 says, 30'But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" 31Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him...' Peter saw his surrounding and he focused on it and he started to sink. When He cried to the Lord He came to answer.
I was reminded of one of the greatest stories ever written in history wherein one man was able to walk on water. One story I will never ever forget, one story that changed my life. God allowed this story to be written for us to know that we need Him. Often times we would just see ourselves crossing paths with the Lord. Just as the disciples saw Jesus walking on the sea. He wants to show us that He is always present, knocking on our door hoping that one day we will decide to let Him in.
This story is like ours. We have a sinking boat in our lives that we want to hold on to and we are so afraid to let go because we have a lot of thunderstorm surrounding us. We fear that we might sink. But Jesus assures us that He will never leave us. He is just there to show us the real way. The real way is towards Him but only if we are willing to get our feet wet and walk on water with Him. Only if we decide to follow Him can we see His glory. Only if we decide to come with Him could we experience how it feels to be pulled out of the water if we sink. Only through Jesus can we really be saved.
Either we stay on the boat that we know will eventually sink or follow Jesus and get our feet wet. It takes a leap of faith to walk on water, but only through Jesus can we experience the true meaning of life.
"Do we truly understand the depth of our sinful nature and who we are without Christ?" -Jeremy Camp
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