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Feb 11, 2005
Perfect Faith
Matthew 14:29-31... Come, he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, Lord, save me!
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. You of little faith, he said, why did you doubt?
None of us will have a perfect faith. This story of Peter is comforting. Here is a disciple - who knew Jesus - Jesus was right before his eyes - yet he was human and couldn't help looking at the storm. We are all human, in the flesh, we at times will get it right & stay focused on Jesus, other times we will glance at the storm & start sinking because we are not perfect.
This story has great hope in it - it tells me that as long as we keep trying to follow Jesus, to walk on water thru the storms, even if we fail {and we will at times} IMMEDIATELY Jesus will catch us! So...
Stay focused on the Lord Jesus Christ and don't beat yourself up if you start sinking, Jesus will catch you and lift you up so you can try again!
Keep trying no matter what or how many times you fail, never, never give up!
Psalm 37:23-24... If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
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Thank You Lord that You are there to catch us when we start 'sinking'. Thank You that You use us even though we do not have a perfect faith. Lord, show us how to use the faith we have! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Feb 11, 2005
Perfect Faith
Matthew 14:29-31... Come, he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, Lord, save me!
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. You of little faith, he said, why did you doubt?
None of us will have a perfect faith. This story of Peter is comforting. Here is a disciple - who knew Jesus - Jesus was right before his eyes - yet he was human and couldn't help looking at the storm. We are all human, in the flesh, we at times will get it right & stay focused on Jesus, other times we will glance at the storm & start sinking because we are not perfect.
This story has great hope in it - it tells me that as long as we keep trying to follow Jesus, to walk on water thru the storms, even if we fail {and we will at times} IMMEDIATELY Jesus will catch us! So...
Stay focused on the Lord Jesus Christ and don't beat yourself up if you start sinking, Jesus will catch you and lift you up so you can try again!
Keep trying no matter what or how many times you fail, never, never give up!
Psalm 37:23-24... If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
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Thank You Lord that You are there to catch us when we start 'sinking'. Thank You that You use us even though we do not have a perfect faith. Lord, show us how to use the faith we have! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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You are so dead on with what you had to say!