Matthew 14:29-32

Matthew 14:29-32 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. When Jesus came to the disciples’ ship walking on the water, their first reaction was one of fear. I can’t blame them, can you?!. Who would ever expect to see someone walking on top of the water? Especially in the middle of a storm! But Peter’s fear quickly turned to excitement and Peter asked if he could walk on the water too! And Jesus said, yes! So Peter boldly got out of the boat and began to walk on the water to Jesus!  Wow!  What faith!  But then the reality of what he was actually doing sank into Peter’s head. He was walking on water in the middle of a storm! Peter’s mind suddenly went from faith to fear, and he began to sink. And in just that moment he cried out to the Savior, “Lord! Save me!” And just that quickly, Jesus reached out and took Peter’s hand. No doubt Peter was grateful! Jesus pulled Peter back on top of the water and they both walked back to the ship together. Which, by the way, was still tossing to and fro in the water and in the middle of the storm! But when Jesus Christ, the Master of Creation, got into the ship, the storm immediately stopped! Jesus rescued the disciples, and He will rescue you in your time of need too! Just as Jesus was there for His disciples, and Jesus will be there for you. He will be right there, with you, in the middle of life’s storms. Make no mistake, Jesus will be there for you!