Jesus Walks on Water

Matthew 14 tells the story of Jesus walking on water.

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ sent some fo the disciples ahead in a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee. During the night, the disciples encountered a storm. Jesus came to them by walking on the water. At first the disciples thought they were seeing a ghost, but Jesus said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." Peter replied, "Lord, if it's you, tell me to come to you on the water." When Jesus agreed and invited Peter to come join him, the disciple began walking on the water toward Him. But then Peter momentarily took his eyes off Jesus, saw wind and waves, and began to sink. He cried out, and Jesus immediately reached out his hand to catch Peter. The storm ceased as they climbed into the boat together.

Similar to Peter, we must keep our eyes on Jesus and stay focused on His Word. If we get distracted by the swirl of wind and waves around us, we will lose focus on what is important, and we, too, will begin to sink. We, too, shall begin to give in to the evil forces that swirl wround us, hoping to drag us down. Of course, when we call out to Jesus, he reaches out to bring us back toward Him - back to safety. Once we have Jesus in our boat, the waters calm and we can see everything around us with a new clarity.