It’s not that you don’t have to
go through the storms or turmoil of life, God allows that. But in it He is with us to carry you through,
talking you through. By faith you hear the
voice of God telling you it is going to be all right. “Be of good
cheer, it is I; be not afraid.”
Now this concept of having and
exercising your faith in times of turmoil is much easier said than done. You are supposed to trust God through it, but
it requires more than a little faith. You are supposed to take God at His Word and trust Him, but you might be a lot like
Peter.
V28 “And peter answered Him and
said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.”
If it be thou? Lord, if you are in it, prove it. This kind of doubt is all too frequent. I call it the ‘If thou be of God, prove it
syndrome’.
Who is supposed to be testing
who here? It seems that despite all that
God does and has done in your life, there is always still a little room for
doubt.
Jesus sends His disciples out
into the sea.
They are caught up in the storms
of life.
He speaks the Word of
comfort/blessings/prophesy to them, and they still doubt.
Jesus calls you to a mission or
goal or purpose for your life. He speaks
into it comfort/blessings/prophesy and you still doubt.
Is there any cure for us, who
know Jesus Christ personally, we love Him and worship Him and follow Him and
doubt Him.
This ought not to be. You must not let doubt win. Wait, I hear the voices of those who blame
satan for their doubt. It is easy to
blame satan for stealing your joy and your peace, for confusing you and
distracting you.
It is easier to blame satan than
to stand strong in the face of all odds and holding fast to your faith.
I believe that most of our doubt
is because we really aren’t that loyal or obedient to God to hang in there for
the long haul and fight the good fight of faith.
When Peter said, “If it be
Thou”, he was not exercising faith, he was exercising doubt.
V29 “And he said, Come.
Before
we go any further, I want to plant a seed of faith. The moment that Jesus says, “come” or “give
ye them to eat”, from that very moment Jesus
Makes it possible
He gives you the provision
He protects you
He gives you power – supernatural intervention
To accomplish what He called you to do.
Whatever it is that God is
calling you to do – you will accomplish it,
If you accept, by faith, the
invitation
Stay loyal and committed to it
You will accomplish it
It will come to pass
You will finish the race"
Excerpt from To God Be The Glory by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2016
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