WALK ON WATER
Today’s Reading: Matthew 14
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A calm settles on the Sea of Galilee, just after a storm.
Key Verse: Matthew 14:31
And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
Peter, the man of faith and doubt, boldness and fear, is one of us. His faith carried him out of the boat, but his doubt immediately brought big problems. Don’t be too hard on Peter. Those still in the boat were safe, but they missed a great experience with Jesus. On the walk back to the boat, I think Jesus held Peter, and Peter surely hung onto Jesus for dear life. Later Peter’s memory was greatly improved by the power of the Holy Spirit. The result?…faith and boldness marked his total life. Are you willing to sink and look like a big fool? Or are you just playing it safe?
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Lord Jesus, I know You won’t let me down as I let go of the boat and start walking. Grant me the grace to attempt the humanly impossible. May I not be discouraged by the comments of those still in the boat. Amen!
100 PERSONAL WORDS:
There are several things that could’ve sunk the ministry of Crossroads. The money was not on hand to do some of the major initiatives we undertook (e.g. Pavilions in four World Expositions). In two of the Expos, we were sinking, but Jesus was there to catch us. He had said, as He did to Peter, “Come.” As leader, I had stepped out of the boat, and so did our Board of Directors, as did our fellow team members, and our supporting partners. In Spain alone (Expo ’92), at least 53,000 people registered decisions for Christ. The Archbishop of Seville said weeping, “My people, my people need this message.”
Yours for walking on water,
David
Yes, Lord. Help us trust You with everything. Thank You for the many of Your trusting followers.. Bless all Your children today, I ask in Jesus’s great name.
Amen Rob. A beautiful day here in Ontario today! Blessings all.
Amen. It is so important for us to have the faith to step out of the boat, with prayer and thanksgiving. The Lord is always there to protect us, when we step forward for him. God’s blessings for all.
Amen. It is so important for us to step out of the boat with faith that the Lord will be there to protect us as we move forward for Him.
Please continue to pray for the cancellation of C-9 the act the wants to make the Bible hate speech. MP Lawton’s motion to cancel the bill is apparently being voted on today. Please pray.
God’s blessings on all bloggers.
Such a great lesson today re Peter…and even for today 2000yrs later – we face many challenges – thanks for reminding us of what’s going on in Ottawa – imagine wanting to label the Bible as hate speech…the Bible is the inspired Word of God and how blessed we are to have it. Probably many people don’t realize that the Bible is living and active and sharper than a two – edged sword -see Hebrews 4:12-13…and I am so grateful that our founding Fathers had the wisdom and courage to found our nation under God…”He shall also have dominion from sea to sea…”Psalm 72:8. “God keep our land glorious and free.” 🇨🇦🙏x
Amen to today’s lesson, and to everyone’s thoughts and prayers!
Amen HJR and Alice.
Our God is in control, Amen.
May He bless all who love Him!