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Matthew 14: 24-36
"The wind is watching every gesture of Your hand. Waves of fear collapse at Your command."
I love this whole chapter. You see so much of Christ's character. Even when he was in deep sorrow of John the Baptist being beheaded, he still went out and healed people, and fed thousands. Jesus never let anything stop Him from doing the ministry He came to do. Jesus is loving, caring, and feeling person. When we are suffering, we need to remember that Jesus hurts with us.
Verse 30, Peter started to sink because he took his eyes off Jesus and focused on the high waves around him. If we focus on the difficult circumstances around us without looking to Jesus for help, we will despair and sink too. Verses 30-31, At least when Peter's faith was failing he reached out to Christ, the only one who could help him. We are going to be afraid of certain things that are allowed to enter our life. We live in a falling, sinful world. But we can't let that fear make us lose sight of Jesus Christ, and that no matter what, we are in a win, win relationship. Our eternity is secure in Christ.
Verses 34-36, In these verses, the people recognized Jesus as a great healer, but how many understood who he truly was? They came to Jesus for physical healing. They came to prolong their lives on Earth, but they did not come to secure their eternal lives. We miss the whole message of Jesus if we seek him only to heal our bodies but not our souls.
When the pressures of this life rush in, and they will, Christ will always be there for us. But there is so much more than looking to Jesus for help here. There is an eternal plan for us all.
For Your glory Lord
Kim D
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