Matthew 14:25-31
Shortly before dawn 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?”
Meditation
Fear and doubt are two of the major things that will interfere with our relationship with God if we give them the room to do so.
In Matthew 14:25-31, Jesus showed the disciples that he was able to walk on water. This should have shown them that he was capable of doing anything…. but walking on water?
Take a second to really think about what that means. Sometimes, our minds tend to normalize these miraculous feats. Picture the disciples in the boat when suddenly, they spotted their leader walking on water as if he were walking on the ground! I can understand why they were scared. I'm pretty sure if you were to see someone walk on water, you'd be pretty freaked out too.
Peter boldly spoke out and asked Jesus to call him out onto the waters. Jesus did and Peter got out of the boat. For a while, he walked on water too. He was walking on water the same way Jesus was walking on water! His eyes where focused on Jesus in the midst of this supernatural feat.
Things started to go wrong when he lost sight of Jesus and started to focus on the wind. Fear filled his heart and his faith left.
When fear interferes with faith, it makes it hard for us to take a leap and follow the will of God. We end up focusing on the wrong things. Fear makes way for doubt. Once doubt makes a home in our hearts, it becomes very hard for us to chase it out.
We need faith in order to be saved. We need faith in order to fulfill the call of God upon our lives. When we keep our eyes focused on Jesus - who is the author and savior of our Christian faith - the journey becomes possible.
Prayer:
Father in Heaven help us to walk in FAITH, to always FOCUS on your son Jesus and Choose Faith instead of fear, especially in tough, difficult times, in the name of our Blessed and Loved SAVIOR, JESUS. Amen!
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