Today I am talking about walking on water. It sounds pretty impossible don’t you think?
Walking on water is one of Jesus’s most famous miracles. This feat continues to stun people today.
If you want to read about this miracle it is found in Matthew 14:23-23, Mark 6:45-52, and John 6:1-21.
Walking on water is associated with the impossible. While God may not be calling us to physically walk on water, He may ask us to do some things that we would consider impossible.
I am going to compare a walk with God with walking on the water. There are many similarities.
Picture this.
It is three o’clock in the morning and you are sitting with the other disciples in a boat on the Sea of Galilee. Suddenly pouring rain begins to fall from the sky and high wind begins to swirl around you. The monstrous waves pound against the boat and you feel like a toy ship being tossed around threatening to tip over at any moment.
How would you be feeling at the moment?
I don’t know about you, but I would be panicking thinking that I was going to drown and expecting to die. That is exactly what the disciples were thinking.
Sometimes life can feel like a sinking ship and the fear can overwhelm you.
But listen to what Jesus has to say, “Don’t be afraid. Take courage. I am here,” (Matthew 14:27).
Whatever storm you are going through, Jesus will be there with you. I know sometimes we may be shocked to see Him there sometimes. The disciples were just as afraid of Jesus as they were of the storm. They thought he was a ghost.
Jesus’s presence is a comfort because he is in control of life’s storms. He even calmed a storm in the New Testament and He has the power to calm your storms.
Put yourselves in Peter’s shoes for a moment. You want to find out if the figure on the water is actually the Lord so you ask him to call you out upon the water. What faith he must have had.
Sometimes God is calling us to step out on the water. He may ask us to do some impossible things, but it’s because He wants to test our faith and strengthen it.
So when you hear Jesus calling out, what do you do?
You step out of the boat.
Peter stepped out of the boat and planted his feet upon the water. The only way he was able to accomplish this was because he had faith that Jesus had the power to keep him from sinking. We too have to have the faith that Jesus will keep us afloat in the midst of life’s storms.
It’s not easy. There is a lot that can discourage us. Peter had the rain beating down him and the waves crashing around his feet.That would be enough to make anyone lose heart.
We can keep afloat by trusting in God and keeping our eyes on Him, not our problems.
Peter took his eyes off Jesus and looked down at the waves. The moment he did that, he began to sink. Just like the moment we take our eyes off Christ, we start sinking beneath our problems.
If you feel like you’re drowning in the waters of your situation what should you do?
When Peter was drowning (literally) he called out to Jesus, “Save me Lord!” (Matthew 14:30).
The best way to stop from drowning is to call out to God to save you. He will hear your cries of help and He will lift you up and put you on track. Jesus lifted Peter up and stopped him from going under.
So if God is calling out for you to walk on the water, step out of the boat, trust and have faith He will keep you afloat, keep your eyes on Him rather than your problems, and don’t be afraid to call out to Him for help.
Don’t worry God’s got you so take your first step!
Keep on walking,
Sarah
The Walk 