Acts 20:28
“’Lord, if it’s you,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to you on the water.’ ‘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!’” (Matthew 14:28-29)
Peter had a reputation of being impulsive at times. When he asked if he could come to Jesus, the only way to get to him was to walk on the water. When Peter got out of the boat, we see an amazing demonstration of God’s power, as Peter was walking on the water! But when Peter took his eyes off Jesus and saw the wind, he became afraid and started to sink. His faith wavered. We may not walk on water, but we will face tough situations. If we focus on the “waves” of our difficult circumstances around us, without looking to Jesus, we too may lose our faith and start to sink. Let’s remember to keep our eyes on Jesus rather than on our difficult situations. Jesus is always there to help us!
Matthew 14:22-32 “Jesus and Peter Walk on Water”
God proved His love on the cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, “I love you.” Billy Graham
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