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When Peter Sank

 

When Peter Sank
Revelation from God to Daneille

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I have been feeling overwhelmed regarding the suffering my family is going through & believe me, it’s serious! In that, I have felt myself sinking.

The scripture in Matthew 14:28-32, tells the story of when Jesus replied to Peter to come out onto the stormy sea WITH HIM!

“And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." 29 So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!" 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.”


Many times, we look at this story as an ultimate failure in Peter’s life.
But was it?
How many of us today…
1. Get out of the boat…
2. Walk with Jesus on the stormy water…
3. Then are overcome by the loud stormy sea…
4. And then, sink???
5. Yet: not so deep that we are not able to yell out; “Lord, save me!”
6. For you see, Peter was with Jesus, His eyes were beholding his Lord!
7. Peter wanted to walk with Jesus on the stormy sea!
8. And Peter did walk with Jesus!
9. Peter, like many of us do become distracted and overwhelmed.
10. Yet still, Peter cried out to Jesus!
11. And he still walked on the sea!

JESUS WANTED MORE FOR HIM! AND HE WANTS MORE FOR US TOO!

Jesus said, “Oh ye of little faith!” Yet, if anyone of us today, literally walked on a stormy sea. Many would say, “Wow, that’s amazing!”
But, Jesus wants more than amazing for us! He wants us to be full in every plan and purpose He has for us -TO CHANGE THE WORLD! Now, that's more than simply walking on water!


 He knew the plans and purposes he had for Peter by even changing his name from meaning someone small (in the eyes of man), to becoming a large foundational rock! The storms, and his closeness to Jesus, made Peter a pillar in the church of Jesus Christ. "And many were added to the church." Acts 2:41-47 

"Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all."

God has many great plans for us. We cannot condemn ourselves when we go as far as climbing out of the boat and yet sink in our own stormy sea. We can learn!

AND...

As Peter, we must move on and walk with Jesus continually in more faith and more power!

Right now, we cry out, “Jesus save me!”
And then, we now walk on the stormy sea with Him!

 




 

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