Once again Jesus tried to get away. He miraculously fed the massive crowd who followed Him. When that was done He immediately sent the disciples away in a boat and went apart to spend time with His Father. As the disciples were sailing away a huge storm hit the sea and the disciples were afraid. Jesus once again put others first and went to the disciples, walking on the water.
Of course, in their panic, the disciples didn’t know how to respond and thought they saw a ghost. Jesus calmed their hearts with the wonderful words – “Don’t me afraid – it is Me.” Peter asked to Jesus call him out and Peter began to walk on the water himself. In an incredible act of faith Peter stepped out and began to walk on the sea himself. Then Peter made His mistake – he took His eyes off of Jesus and saw the boisterous storm around him. The he began to sink.
When do we fail? When does our faith let us down? When do we succumb to the storms around us? The tragedy comes when we take our eyes off of Jesus? When we see the “wind boisterous” instead of the Captain of the Storm we are sure to sink beneath the waters just like Peter did.
We must keep our eyes on Jesus. The storms are going to come. As we walk by faith, we must keep our Saviour in view, or we too will fail.
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