Matthew 14:22-33
Verse 29 – “He said, “Come!” ….”
Verse 30 – “But when he looked around at the high waves, he was terrified and
began to sink.’ “Save me, Lord!” he
shouted”.
The story took another diversion in this Verse 30. Why?
v Because Peter began to see with the eyes of men, and
not of the Master; even though Jesus had bid him to ‘come’.
v Because Peter began to look around; meanwhile Jesus
said ‘Come’.
v Because Peter was no longer in connection with the
Master at that moment.
v Because in the twinkling of an eye, the human
reasoning or human knowledge or intelligence took over.
v Because he was no longer moving and allowing the
Spirit of his Master to guide him.
v Because flesh made him to see the greatness of the
waves/storm which could engulf him, when He who made the waters had bid him to
come.
v Because Peter had forgotten that the waters are the
works of His hands.
v Because he was seeing the situation but not seeing Him
who has all situations at hand.
v Because Peter allowed doubt to take over. Doubt what
or who? Doubt Jesus who had bid him to come?
v … “He was terrified and began to sink”…. But he was not sinking earlier in verse 29. Why
now?
Saving Grace that located Peter:
ü Thank God that he cried back to the
One who bid him to come.
ü Thank God he did not try to swim
(after all he was a fisherman). His skills could not save him.
ü Thank God he did not succumb to his
strength which could not deliver him – “for
by strength shall no man prevail.” [1
Samuel 2:9]
ü Thank God that he shouted unto the
Lord to be saved.
Thanksgiving With Prayers
· John
6:44a – ‘For no one can come to me unless
the Father who sent me draws him to me…”. Thank You Father as You have began to raise
up and to draw Your Men of courage to Your Son, and thank You Jesus as You
begin to draw other men (Peters) unto Your Kingdom through Your Men of courage.
· Thank
You for making Your Men to be channels for You, as You are the Source. Thank
You for making Your light inside of them to shine and begin to dispel the
darkness in all these nations that You are opening the doors for them.
· Thank
You for the light of Your Gospel-truth (the Good News) that is affecting the hearts
of men and women, and thereby causing a hunger and thirst for God and His
righteousness, and now there is the call for - more of Jesus in Poland; more of
Jesus in Italy; more of Jesus in Romania; more of Jesus in Germany and France
etc. And we are trusting You for more of Jesus in the global world.
· John 12:32 – “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me.” Lord Jesus, as more grounds are being
gained for You and unto You in these various nations, let the desire of the new
converts (Peters) for the Living water not be temporary; let their thirst and
the hunger for knowing God go beyond the ordinary, so that more men will be drawn
into the Kingdom of God and they also will become witness of Jesus Christ.
· Therefore
Holy Spirit, help Your Men of courage and grant them the grace to labour on
these new believers within those few days of ministration of the message of the
Cross, so that they will personally have deeper encounter
with Jesus until He becomes life and reality to them.
· From
the above scripture, Peter allowed his attention to be steered in two
directions – (1.) Jesus (2.) Waters
1 Corinthians 3:18-20 (TLB)
Please Lord, remove every foolish distractions
– which can be in the form of head knowledge or intelligent quotient, good works,
hindsight or foresight of the past, doubts (through question of ‘How can this
be?’) religion and culture – let all mentioned be terminated at the place of
the Cross. Let their attention be fixed – be reconnected – back unto Jesus.
Even at the point of doubting the Truth, which may cause them to fall into temptation,
Spirit of the Living God, help them to be wise to cry unto You like Peter
shouted, “Save me Lord” so that they do not get drowned in the waters of
unbelief.
· Jesus said, “Why did you doubt me?” Doubt takes men away from the saving
hands of the Master; doubt makes man to grieve the Holy Spirit and the things
of God; doubt makes man to forget that all power is in the hand of God; doubt
is an obstacle that drowns and destroys men.
Thou the Everlasting portion of every
man that draws to Him, help all men to totally dispose of the natural life
experience, so that we may come up to the supernatural that You are calling us
into (as You called Peter). Daily, save us all by the Cross and at the Cross,
so that we will not be found wanting. For we know that the nature of Christ in
us, does not doubt. And so, rid us of all doubts and bring us into the
manifestation of You completely, so that other nations will be able to proclaim
that “Jesus is really the Son of God!”
