Sink or Walk?

Sink or Walk?

We’ve all heard about the time that Jesus walked on water, right? There is another story that goes along with it, though. That is the story of Peter and his little trek out onto the water. When Jesus appeared to the disciples, Peter was faithful enough to ask Jesus to allow him to walk on the water also. Stepping out of the boat when Jesus was standing right there and he could see him and trust that he would help him required a lot of faith, but it was also the easy part. The more difficult part came when the wind and the waves picked up. At this point Peter kind of chickened out and started to doubt. Of course, this doubt caused him to start to sink! 

If you think about it, this is a lot like our own lives. It is easy to have faith when life is going good, but when tough times and the storms of life come, it can be a little more difficult to believe that the Lord is going to save us. When sickness comes, when we lose loved ones, or lose our jobs it can make us forget that the Lord is there holding us up. We may lose sight of His great power and His ability to carry us through any of life’s difficult times. If we do keep our eyes upon Him, though, He will show us His great power. Sometimes we have to walk through the valley so that we can understand just how great the Mountain is!

“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?”

Matthew 14:28-31