Water-walker

​Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” (Matthew 14:28, NIV)

Charles Spurgeon wrote:

Faith seems to have a secret instinct revealing her true character. In the old wars of Troy, we read about a young man who, being told by a prophet that the war would not go in his favor, decided to escape from the Greek army and hide among the daughters of the king. But when Ulysses learned of what he did he sent a peddler of trinkets to sit at the gate. When the maidens came to buy the various beautiful trinkets, placed among them was a trumpet and a sword. The young hero, who was disguised, couldn’t help himself and was drawn to the instruments and it stirred in him a desire to be a soldier again. He was moved to do so by his nature and this of course gave him away. 

Now, among all of the world’s allurements, faith is quite certain to choose those who are drawn to boldness and to adventurousness. John is full of love, he stays in the vessel, but Peter abounds in faith and he must be doing some great feat or action that mirrors his faith and therefore, he says, “Lord, if it be you, bid me come unto you on the water.” That is the kind of thing that faith does. Anybody can walk on the land, but faith is a water-walker. She can do, and act, and work where others fail. 

Faith loves to deal in great things, in marvelous adventures, in projects beyond human power. We are not to come to God and ask Him to do for us what we can do for ourselves. There is no room for the exercise of faith in areas that we think we are already strong in.  

“Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sin, cried out, “Lord, save me!” (Matthew 14:29-30, NIV).

If you decided to get out of the boat and become a water-walker today, stay focused. Keep your eyes on Jesus.

GiGi❤️

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