V29 “And He said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship,
he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.”
The principle found in this
verse may be the most important principle of all. Even though Peter doubted Jesus and even
though He went through fear and confusion, in the midst of the storm he stepped
out of the ship and walked on water.
Peter took that extra step of
faith that is so important in the crucial moments. Peter obeyed the Master and Jesus gave Peter
all the components he needed to do the impossible.
I wish this were the end of the
story. Peter walks on the water and
forever all is well.
V30 “But when he saw the wind
boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save
me.”
To be honest with you, I am glad
that the story didn’t end up with Peter walking on the water and everyone
living happy ever after. Because I
couldn’t relate to that. My experience
would be voided.
It has been my experience that
when God calls to you – come – and you do:
You have
times of exhilaration and
Times
of confusion
Times
of success and
Times of
failure
Times
of strength and
Times
of fear
Times
when you can walk on water and
Times
when you begin to sink
I’m thankful peter began to
sink, because I know the feeling.
Here’s the rest of the story.
V31 “And immediately Jesus
stretched forth His hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little
faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
V32 And when they were come in
to the ship, the wind ceased.
I believe I have clearly
established that when Jesus says “come”
or “give ye them to eat” or go here or go there, do this or do that, he:
Makes it possible
He gives you the provision
He protects you
He gives you power – supernatural intervention
Excerpt from To God Be The Glory by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2016
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