THURSDAY April 3rd
Matthew 14:29
‘He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.’
A walk on water
We are all familiar with the story from where our text comes from when the disciples were in a storm and suddenly, they see Jesus’ walking towards them on the water and Peter decides he wants to do the same. And Jesus tells him to step out of the boat and to walk towards him. Well Peter steps out, but he took his eyes off Jesus and began to sink, and Jesus reaches out to him, saves him and together they get into the boat and the storm ends.
Now although I have used this as our text, Jesus isn’t calling you and I to literally walk on water, but he does very often have to call us to step out and to walk in faith. See too often we want to live as Christians in what we call the comfort zone, we are comfortable with the ways things are, with the way that we have always done things and so we are not willing to change, adapt and to do something different or new and so Jesus has to come and to tell us to get out of the boat, to step out of our comfort zone and begin to walk into the God zone.
It may be something personal, such as God may have given to you a gift or a talent, and you need to make the initial step of faith to begin to use that which God has given you for the purpose of blessing the church, the first step is always the hardest, you watch a baby begin to walk, he may tumble and stumble, but the more he tries, the easier it becomes and before you know it they are not just walking but also beginning to run.
Now thinking back to Peter, at least he stepped out! Think of the story he will be able to share with his children and grandchildren (if he had any). And just think of the story we can have to tell of all that God has done for us as we take the step of faith into the journey that he may be wanting to take us on.
Application: Are you willing to step out of your personal comfort zone into the God zone for your life. What about us as a fellowship. Abraham and Moses are two good examples, they had to step out of that which they were familiar and comfortable with to walk into the future that God had planned for them.