"Come," He said.
Then Peter got 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
What I love about Matthew 14:29-31 is Peter had the ability to walk on water. I had this vision go through my mind of a mother prompting her baby to walk to her. "Come on, you can do it." As the mother sees her baby starting to fall she quickly grabs the baby before they hit their head and injures themselves. Maybe this is where we are spiritually? (not all of course) Jesus is letting us know its time to grow up and walk on our water. Those areas we feel we are drowning in can not hurt us. We are fully capable, powerful, and nothing can harm us (Luke 10:19) and thats faith. We have to live and walk by what we know (2 Corin 5:7) not what we feel or what thought assaults us and pressures us to crumble under it. When Peter cried, "Lord save me" - Was he praying the way we so often do? He believed his words could be heard and Jesus would help (and he will). But, the crucial part he failed at. He didnt believe he could do what the Lord told him he was capable of. And when he got scared and he started to sink- he cried out (prayer). How many of our prayers are the same as Peter? Maybe, just maybe, the Lord wants us to believe more than he wants the fearful prayer? I dont want to be afraid anymore- I want to walk, no, I want to run on that water!!!
Then Peter got 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
What I love about Matthew 14:29-31 is Peter had the ability to walk on water. I had this vision go through my mind of a mother prompting her baby to walk to her. "Come on, you can do it." As the mother sees her baby starting to fall she quickly grabs the baby before they hit their head and injures themselves. Maybe this is where we are spiritually? (not all of course) Jesus is letting us know its time to grow up and walk on our water. Those areas we feel we are drowning in can not hurt us. We are fully capable, powerful, and nothing can harm us (Luke 10:19) and thats faith. We have to live and walk by what we know (2 Corin 5:7) not what we feel or what thought assaults us and pressures us to crumble under it. When Peter cried, "Lord save me" - Was he praying the way we so often do? He believed his words could be heard and Jesus would help (and he will). But, the crucial part he failed at. He didnt believe he could do what the Lord told him he was capable of. And when he got scared and he started to sink- he cried out (prayer). How many of our prayers are the same as Peter? Maybe, just maybe, the Lord wants us to believe more than he wants the fearful prayer? I dont want to be afraid anymore- I want to walk, no, I want to run on that water!!!
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