Thought 179
Walking on the Water
(Matthew 14:22-36)
Peter had his eyes “on the prize,” he believed! Then he looked at the circumstances, and started to sink. He was only saved because he cried out to Jesus, and Jesus took his hand and saved the sinking man of doubt. When the Lord Jesus tells us something and we have faith in it, we are like Peter and we can walk on the water in the midst of a storm. But also like Peter when you and I focus on the circumstances, not trusting the Lord we sink. Have you tried to “brave-the-waters” alone, and failed, yet Christ followed you, He was nearby, and grabbed your hand when you cried “Help, Lord!”?
Dear brother, how will you trample lust?
Dear sister, how will you not “give-your-heart-away”?
We have to constantly CRY OUT to Jesus for help. We are human and we fail so miserably at times. There is no magical solution for faith, we simply have to believe, and if doubt is creeping up behind you like a deadly poison ivy vine, you need to cry out to Jesus, and if “WAIT” is the answer, then stand firm and use your sword (the BIBLE) until the Lord makes you victorious. We ARE more than conquerors in Christ Jesus.
Another Angle
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”
He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” Luke 10:17-24 (NIV1984)
Don’t get prideful that you have the power to win. Instead, rejoice that you are saved and that God has had mercy on your soul.
