"The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Matthew 14:29-31,
"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?'"
At one point, Jesus walked out on the water to his disciples, whom he had sent ahead of him in a boat. Seeing Jesus walking on the water, Peter yelled over to him to let him walk on the water to go out to him. Jesus said to come and Peter, ever impetuous, got out and walked on the water to Jesus.
As these things actually happened as described to us, it is simply astonishing! The Son of God violating his own laws that govern the order of his physical creation! As we all know, the law of specific gravity prevents us from walking on water. I did my quarter mile at the YMCA pool this morning and I can tell you I didn't do it by walking on the water, I had to do it the old fashioned way - by swimming!
I think many of us are well-versed in this account and are familiar with what happened. Peter allowed the storm they were fighting against in the boat to frighten him and he began to sink in the water. The Lord fished him out and asked "why did you doubt?"
It is a reminder to me that amazing things can happen when I place my faith and trust in the Lord and what it is he is doing. It is also a reminder to me that when I take my eyes off the Lord and allow the circumstances around me to begin to impinge on my trust in him, those otherwise wonderful things he brings in my life just may begin to sink. It happened to Peter and I'm quite sure I could not expect anything different.
"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:1-3.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"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?'"
At one point, Jesus walked out on the water to his disciples, whom he had sent ahead of him in a boat. Seeing Jesus walking on the water, Peter yelled over to him to let him walk on the water to go out to him. Jesus said to come and Peter, ever impetuous, got out and walked on the water to Jesus.
As these things actually happened as described to us, it is simply astonishing! The Son of God violating his own laws that govern the order of his physical creation! As we all know, the law of specific gravity prevents us from walking on water. I did my quarter mile at the YMCA pool this morning and I can tell you I didn't do it by walking on the water, I had to do it the old fashioned way - by swimming!
I think many of us are well-versed in this account and are familiar with what happened. Peter allowed the storm they were fighting against in the boat to frighten him and he began to sink in the water. The Lord fished him out and asked "why did you doubt?"
It is a reminder to me that amazing things can happen when I place my faith and trust in the Lord and what it is he is doing. It is also a reminder to me that when I take my eyes off the Lord and allow the circumstances around me to begin to impinge on my trust in him, those otherwise wonderful things he brings in my life just may begin to sink. It happened to Peter and I'm quite sure I could not expect anything different.
"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:1-3.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
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