The other day i was playing a war game on Xbox live "Modern Warfare 2" My gamer tag is walksonwatr81. Look me up if any of you play! While waiting for a game to start some one came in to the room and popped off that only Jesus walks on water. Without even taking time to think I quickly replied that "you need to read your bible son, Peter also walked on water." I got a lot of "ohhh's, you just told him and a few man i didn't know that"
Over then next few days the whole walking on water thing just stuck with me, i couldn't get it out off my head. It didn't help that its also one of my favorite stories, so my first blog of the year will be about Peter walking on water.
We will start with the verse
Matt 14:25-31; 25 During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."28 "Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water."29 "Come," he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"
NIV
Peter knew that if he jumped out of that boat he would sink. Thats why he asked Jesus to command him to come. Christ told Peter to come, not only that he might walk upon the water, and so know his Lord’s power, but that he might know his own weakness. As Peter neared Jesus he looked around and he started to doubt what he was doing. When we look off from Christ, and look at the greatness of opposing difficulties, we shall begin to fall; but when we call to him, he will stretch out his arm, and save us. Peter walked upon the water, not for diversion or to boast of it, but to go to Jesus; and in that he was thus wonderfully borne up. Special supports are promised, but only in spiritual pursuits; nor can we ever come to Jesus, unless we are upheld by his power.
He that comes to God, must believe; and he that believes in God, will come, Hebrews 11:6.
Now i must say that when i came up with the gamer tag walksonwatr81 it was mainly because i like the story and I walk as a mode of transportation. Now it means to go to Jesus.
Will you walk on water with me?
