In the next six weeks, I will reflect with you in this church bulletin from the Bible passage below:
And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” So, Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” (Matthew 14:28-33)
This story challenges Peter’s faith and that of the other disciples. Jesus asks Peter to do the impossible and Peter does it anyway because Jesus says so. The challenge Peter has is that he began to
sink when he shifted his focus from Jesus to the challenging storm around him. Some people have been very critical of Peter sinking and never challenged the 11disciples who remained in the boat. What do we learn from Peter:
We learn to look for Jesus and keep looking to Jesus. Although a storm surrounded Him, Peter looked to Jesus. The only problem was that he stopped looking at Jesus. The principle is clear: especially when we go through the storms of life, look for Jesus and keep looking to Jesus.
Q. What does looking to Jesus look like for you in this season?
Every blessing to you,
Patches