March 9- He Walks on Water

Happy Friday to you. I hope you have had a good week and have made sure to have time alone with God. Even Jesus himself made sure to have time alone to pray. We know that more than once He sent His disciples away and went off on His own to seek out the Father’s will. 


“Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭14:22-23‬ ‭NLT‬‬


So obviously, Jesus spent not only quality time in prayer, but some quantity of it as well—Long enough for it to get dark and He was still there. Later, a bad storm with heavy winds came up and when the disciples were in trouble because of the storm, Jesus came to them walking on the water, which duh, scared them to death. Wouldn’t it scare you to be in a boat about to capsize and look up to see some guy standing on water? When Peter realizes it’s Jesus, though, he wants to try water walking. 


“When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!” But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here! ” Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.” “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted. Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?””

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭14:26-31‬ ‭NLT‬‬


My house went under contract this week. It was officially on the market 8 days before I had the offer and i accepted the next day. I had prayed about the price and for the process to be fast and for a good family to pass it to. Then it all happened—just like I’d asked God to do and I panicked. Clear and unadulterated panic. Just like Peter! Why are we like that? More than 2,000 years later and we are still human, aren’t we? I was in that boat and here came Jesus. We ask God to do something big for us and He comes through and we are shocked that He does it. So shocked that we just start to sink. But just like Jesus reached out to Peter, He reached out to me. Before the offer, my phone was ringing like crazy about the house. After the offer, not one call. Coincidence? Not hardly. God is good to us. 


Father God we thank you for reaching out to us when we are sinking, when our faith falters and we look at our circumstances rather than you. Forgive us Lord for being afraid of getting wet, and thank you for teaching us to walk. You are a great God, a good Father and we praise your name. You are the Alpha and the Omega, the Messiah, the King of Kings. Amen and amen. 


Love you dear friend,

Pam

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