Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear.
But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."
"Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water."
"Come," he said.
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?"
And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."
Walking on Water
When we are "of little faith" and start to doubt, we need to climb into the boat and then the wind will die down......
The disciples were feeling the effects of the storm when they were in the boat. They saw and watched Jesus walking on the water. The storm was all around Him, but He wasn't bothered by it.
Peter got out of the boat and walked on water with Jesus. He joined Him in what He was doing. Peter and Jesus were in the middle of things; exciting and scary things, but the storm was still swirling around them.
We, too, can join Jesus where He is or we can stay in the boat, our comfort zone. Only, what we perceive as comfort is really getting tossed all around by the wind and waves. We see it as comfort because we have gotten used to it.....desensitized!
It is actually safer out on the water with Jesus! It's all in our perception....how we look at things, how we see life situations.
The disciples were feeling the effects of the storm when they were in the boat. They saw and watched Jesus walking on the water. The storm was all around Him, but He wasn't bothered by it.
Peter got out of the boat and walked on water with Jesus. He joined Him in what He was doing. Peter and Jesus were in the middle of things; exciting and scary things, but the storm was still swirling around them.
We, too, can join Jesus where He is or we can stay in the boat, our comfort zone. Only, what we perceive as comfort is really getting tossed all around by the wind and waves. We see it as comfort because we have gotten used to it.....desensitized!
It is actually safer out on the water with Jesus! It's all in our perception....how we look at things, how we see life situations.
What will you do? Be "comfortable" in the wind and waves, or join Jesus and Walk On Water!
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