Matthew 14:22-33
Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
“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 sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
When Peter got his focus off of Jesus and fell into the water, notice Jesus didn't shout to him to get up, but reached out His hand to help him up. Jesus wants us to depend on Him for help back up when we get our focus off of Him and fall. We have a tendency to try and do things on our own, but that isn't how Jesus designed us. We are like sheep that can not survive without our Shepard. He wants to lead us back to Himself and is always there to help us. He is our loving Savior. When we fall the first step is to reach up and take His outstretched hand.
In His Hands,
Dianne Hinshaw
