Matt 14:28 And Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water. (29) And He said, Come. And Peter, coming down from the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. (30) But seeing the strong wind, he became frightened; and as he began to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me! 2 Cor 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by appearance)
It was a miracle that Peter could walk on the waters. He walked on the waves by faith. Faith is our action upon the word of the Lord. To have faith does not mean that we are able to do things; neither does it mean that we make up our mind to go in a certain direction. Faith simply means that, although we may be very weak, we dare to act upon the Lord's word. The Lord said to Peter, "Come," and Peter took that word, acted upon it, and walked on the waves. Peter came down from the boat and walked on the waves by faith in the Lord's word; however, when he saw the strong wind, his faith vanished. He should have walked only by faith in the Lord's word, not by the sight of the circumstances. Since the Lord said to Peter, "Come", Peter should have stood on that word and not doubted. Hence, the Lord rebuked him. Faith comes from the Lord's word and stands on the Lord's word. As long as we have the Lord's word, we should simply believe in His word and not doubt.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Matthew, pp. 525-526. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].
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