Jesus Walks on the Sea
22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea,[a]tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”
28 And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous,[b]he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
33 Then those who were in the boat came and[c]worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
I’d say for a lot of us going on this World Race there is much fear, at least for me anyways. I’m so used to sitting safely in the boat, not even attempting to get out. As I’ve mentioned in a previous post I’ve done things to ensure my safety and security but I’d say God has brought me to that point in my life to jump out onto what I’d call “the storming seas”.
To be honest, I believe from within the boat I’ve looked too often at the stormy seas and not focused in on Jesus. To silent my mind and hear his voice telling me to “Be of good cheer”. Rather all my focus seems to be elsewhere, looking for things to worry about when in fact God has it all in his hands.
Again I must say I’m scared to be going around the world and not be in the military to take care of me. I’m so used to all the comforts here in the U.S. My current mindset is just to go with the flow though.
In this World Race I really am looking for God to move and change me. I'm really looking for peace and rest in my life wich seem contradictory compared to me just staying in one place but I guess I can only find that in Christ.
