How to keep your head above water

Peter walks on the water!

Isaiah 43:1–3 (NKJV)

1 But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.

2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

3 For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

Matthew 14:22–36 (NKJV) — 22Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.

24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. 25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.

27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” 28 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.

Introduction:

Thank God for the Father’s day sermon. I want to speak over the fathers’ today and I am believing today that before this message is over that somebody will hear is voice saying come!

It is my prayer that it will be just as real for you as it was for Peter on that stormy night, Jesus has not changed and he is still calling people to walk on the water and somebody listening to this message is going to hear that unmistakable voice and your life is never going to be the same.

Now I want you to know first that the word come in the text is really just another way of saying;

You can do it, It’s your turn, Start, Jump, Go, (Quit making excuses) (Break free of your fears) with God all things are possible and always live by your faith and not by your sight!

By the time we get to Matthew 14:22 Jesus has healed all the sick. (4:24). He cleansed a leper (8:1–4). He cured a Roman centurion’s servant (8:5–13). He cooled a fever (8:14, 15). He stilled the wind (8:23–27). He exorcised demons (8:28–32). He restored a paralytic (9:1–8). He stopped a desperate woman’s twelve-year discharge of blood (9:20–23). He raised a little girl from the dead (9:18, 23–26). He opened the eyes of the blind (9:27–30; cf. 12:22). He made the mute speak (9:32, 33; cf. 12:22). He healed a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath (12:9–13). And he took five loaves and two fishes and fed over 5,000 people (14:19)!

These are the miracles of Jesus thus far in Matthew’s Gospel.

These miracles—by how they are done, when they are done, wherethey are done, and to whom they are done—show us something of the nature of the kingdom of heaven.

For questions like what is the kingdom of heaven like? Look to the parables of Matthew 13, but look also to the miracles of Matthew 4–14. In the view of the parables and the miracles we see that the kingdom of heaven is for rich and poor, religious, and non-religious, Jew and Gentile, male and female, adult and child. The kingdom is for all who recognize their spiritual sickness and come to Christ in faith for rest, satisfaction, and the forgiveness of sin.

I thank God for the text today because there is a lot of medicine for men on Fathers day.

The Messiah’s Power to Calm a Storm: The Power of His Presence, 14:22–33

(14:22–33) Introduction: note that Christ had to constrain His disciples to leave and go to the other shore. They argued against going. There were several reasons why the use of constraint was necessary.

First, right after Christ had fed the crowd, they wished to take Him by force to make Him King (Jn. 6:15). Christ knew the popular view of Messiahship. The Messiah was to lead Israel in revolt against the Roman conqueror, freeing the people and establishing a theocratic government, that is, the rule and reign of God over all the earth (see notes—Mt. 1:1; Deeper Study # 2—1:18; Deeper Study # 2—3:11; notes—11:1–6; 11:2–3; Deeper Study # 1—11:5; Deeper Study # 2—11:6; Deeper Study # 1—12:16; notes—22:42; Lu. 7:21–23). The disciples were caught up in the excitement. Christ had to send them across the lake and disperse the crowd in order to calm the disciples, keeping them from making a serious mistake. Of course, Christ knew that they would be fighting a storm, and having to strain against a storm and fight for survival would calm their excitement. His calming the storm would also prove His Messiahship and again show that He was in control of all things. It would show that He knew the best way to proclaim His Messiahship.

Second, it was time for Christ to move on, for others needed His ministry. He wanted the disciples to make use of what little daylight remained for crossing the lake.

Third, and so important to see, Christ needed time alone for prayer (v. 23).

Fourth, and just as important, Christ wanted the disciples to begin learning one of the most important lessons of their lives: His presence would always be with them, not necessarily His physical presence but His spiritual presence. What they needed was great trust in Him (see Peter’s demonstration of trust, vv. 28–29).

The Lord’s presence makes all the difference in the world. (See outline and notes—Mt. 8:23–27.)

1. Christ’s presence is assured by personal preparation: prayer (vv. 22–23).

2. Christ’s presence conquers fear (vv. 24–27).

3. Christ’s presence stirs the hope of being saved (vv. 28–31).

4. Christ’s presence conquers nature (v. 32).

5. Christ’s presence stirs confession and worship (v. 33).

1(14:22–23) Preparation, Personal—Prayer: Christ’s presence is assured by personal preparation. This fact is demonstrated by what Christ Himself did, and the lesson is forceful. He got alone for prayer. There are times when long sessions of prayer are needed—no matter the circumstances. If Christ sensed the need, how much more should we.

Christ sent the disciples across the lake and dismissed the crowd; then He got alone to pray. So much had happened that Jesus was just drained and exhausted. The tempter had confronted Him once again, offering the easy way to secure the loyalty of the people (see Deeper Study # 1, 2, 3—Mt. 4:1–11). The people were ready to acclaim Him king, but He knew that human proclamation was only the way of the devil. He had to secure salvation for men through death and the resurrection. He needed time alone with God.

⇒ He needed to be renewed and strengthened. He was physically exhausted.

⇒ He needed to recover a clear perspective of His mission. He was mentally exhausted; His mind was so tired, it was probably like ours after intensive thought and labor—foggy (see He. 4:15–16).

⇒ He needed to be recharged with God’s power and with the singleness of heart to do God’s will. So much power had gone out of Him He was spiritually drained (see Mk. 5:30; see note—Mt. 9:20–22).

Several lessons on prayer can be gleaned from this experience of Christ.

He prayed on top of a mountain. The believer who stands on top of a mountain thinking, viewing the awesomeness of the country below, sees the massiveness of God: His power, majesty, and glory. The believer gains a new perspective of God and man.

Christ prayed in the evening. The evening is a tender and warm time, a time when a person who has worked ever so hard is very much aware of being drained and needing renewal. It is a time when a review of the day and a look ahead to tomorrow can take place. Christ prayed all alone; He needed to share with God face to face.

He prayed “until the fourth watch” (3–6 a.m.), probably seven or more hours.

He prayed in a storm. A storm arose at some point, apparently long before 3 a.m. or the disciples would have already crossed the lake. The importance of prayer to Christ is strikingly seen in the fact that He prayed for so many hours in the midst of a storm.

Thought 1.We are mere people. We get tired so frequently; exhausted so often; tempted so much; pressured so tightly; strained so painfully. We fight to keep our minds on Christ and struggle to maintain a moment-by-moment consciousness of His presence (2 Co. 10:5). We war to keep at our task. Such takes its toll, wears us down mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Our only hope is to learn that Christ’s presence, a consciousness of His presence, is assured by prayer—much prayer. We must learn to spend much time alone with God.

Thought 2.A dedicated person lives in a mad rush and is attacked time and again by distraction after distraction. It is impossible to remain strong and faithful to Christ without getting alone for prayer and renewal. Such is the way God has chosen to teach us to trust. We are not self-sufficient. If we want the assurance of His presence and if we are going to do what He has sent us into the world to do, we must spend time alone with Him.

This is one of the basic laws of spiritual growth and ministry (see outline and notes—Mt. 7:7–11. See Mt. 6:6.)

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” (Mt. 7:7).

“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mt. 26:41).

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint” (Lu. 18:1).

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints” (Ep. 6:18).

“Pray without ceasing” (1 Th. 5:17).

“Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually” (1 Chr. 16:11).

2(14:24–27) Fear—Jesus Christ, Presence: Christ’s presence conquers fear. This is the point seen in the storm and the disciples’ experience in the storm.

a. A storm arose while they were crossing the lake. The word tossed(basavizomenon) means to be tossed about with great force. The picture is descriptive: the boat was tossed about so ferociously that it was in pain and anguish. The storm arose while the disciples were working. They were doing exactly what Christ had told them to do, but the storm still came. How true of life: storms come upon the just as well as upon the unjust (Mt. 5:45).

b. Jesus went to the disciples, but note how: He walked on the sea. However, He did not go to them immediately. Why?

1) Because He needed to teach them to trust Him and to obey His command no matter what happened to them. They were doing what He had told them to do, so they could trust His care and His will.

2) Because He needed to teach them to go about conquering the storms of life by using their own skill and strength. They needed to learn to use all the gifts they had in struggling against the storms of life. He would step in only after they had done all they could. Once their own strength and skill had been exhausted, the praise for salvation would go to God and His delivering power, not to man.

c. The disciples were stricken with fear, they thought they were seeing a ghost. The physical and mental condition of the disciples is important at this point. They were physically exhausted, having struggled against the storm for hours, and they were mentally drained from using all the skill at their disposal. Their lives were threatened, and they were struggling for survival. All of a sudden out of nowhere they saw a figure, an apparition (ghost) walking on the water. They were frightened, perhaps bordering on going into shock—perhaps thinking that the “death angel” or a premonition of their death was at hand (Peter’s impulsive request seems to indicate this). Then all of a sudden a voice shouted out: “It is I; be not afraid.” Exhausted, frightened, shocked—fearingand struggling for their lives and being face to face with a real apparition—the disciples were suffering an almost unbearable experience.

d. Jesus gave assurance of His presence. Christ’s sudden presence on the water was a great encouragement to the disciples, yet they were not quite sure it was Him: “Lord, if it be thou.” His words and His presence are a marvelous revelation of His care and power to save us through the storms of life (see Deeper Study # 1—Jn. 6:20).

“Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world” (Mt. 28:20).

“And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of” (Ge. 28:15).

“And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest” (Ex. 33:14).

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him” (Ps. 28:7).

“But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God” (Ps. 40:17).

“Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee” (Is. 43:1–2).

Thought 1.We should not turn back when storms arise, no matter how terrible the trial (see Mt. 13:5, 21). Christ is able to take the trials of life and make opportunities out of them. They give us experience in the life of faith.

“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us” (Ro. 5:3–5).

Thought 2.This is human distress at its height, a terrifying experience. The thrust of the point is clear: we are helpless when caught in the greatest storms of life. Christ’s presence alone can save us throughthose storms. His presence alone can conquer our fears, giving us hope and security.

Thought 3.Storms can be moments of sorrow, self-conflict, temptation, decision making, or any adverse circumstance. Christ is ever so near and ready to help those who will call out to Him. His presence is most assuring, comforting, and strengthening to the true disciple.

3(14:28–31) Peter—Faith, Weak: Christ’s presence stirred the hope of being saved. When Peter heard Christ’s voice, he was stirred.

a. Peter’s hope was stirred: he could be saved by Christ’s presence. He asked permission to join Christ. Peter’s request was most unusual, and it has always baffled some persons. We must picture the scene: the physical and mental exhaustion; the hours of struggle for survival against the storm; the fear that strikes when thoughts of death face a person for so many long and unbroken hours; the fright of seeing a real apparition; the state of shock from confronting so much. Peter thought he was dying. A man in such a condition wants to be saved and delivered from danger. Peter knew Jesus, both His power and His love: “Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee [save me, get me out of this danger].” Peter was not thinking in terms of miracles. His mind was too occupied for that. He was in a hopeless situation; he wanted to be saved.

Note another point: Peter was not wanting to go to Christ because he loved Christ. He loved Christ, but right now his thoughts were on the love and power of Christ to save him. Christ was his only hope for being saved from death. Christ’s presence stirred Peter’s hope: Christ could save him.

b. Jesus’ command was, “Come.” The word is strong; Christ was not merely giving Peter permission to come; He was commanding Peter. When a person sees that Jesus is his salvation, the command is there: “Come.”

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Mt. 11:28).

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” (Is. 1:18).

“Ho, every one that thirsteh, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price” (Is. 55:1).

c. Peter’s faith faltered. Peter saw Jesus, his hope of being saved. He knew Jesus cared and loved and had the power to save him. He had his eyes upon Jesus. It was when he took his eyes off Jesus, focusing on the storm, that his faith began to weaken and he began sinking. Note that Christ saved him despite weak faith: “Lord … help thou mine unbelief” (Mk. 9:24). There is some faith in the cry, “Lord … help.”

Thought 1.There is a picture of salvation in this scene. A man’s hope is stirred: Christ’s presence can save him. He asks to join Christ, and Christ commands “Come.” The man begins to walk toward Christ, passing over the turbulent waves of life. All of a sudden, he turns his attention away from Christ to the storms of life and begins to sink. He cries out in desperation, “Lord, save me,” and Christ reaches out and saves him.

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Ro. 10:13).

“This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles” (Ps. 34:6).

“From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Ps. 61:2).

Thought 2.The Lord’s presence is the answer to the storms of life—to all distressed spirits:

“We are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation” (1 Pe. 1:5).

“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever” (2 Ti. 4:18).

d. Jesus saved Peter but rebuked his faltering faith. He saves a person with little faith, but He rebukes it.

“And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you” (Lu. 17:6).

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (He. 11:6).

4 (14:32) Deliverance: Christ’s presence conquers nature. He is the Messiah, the Sovereign Lord over all. He demonstrated His Messiahship, adding proof upon proof to this handful of believers to whom He was to entrust His cause. He brought peace to a sea that reeled to and fro for their sake. He would always be present to help them no matter the severity of trial. They must know this, and they must learn that He could bring peace to any reeling and hopeless soul that will call upon Him.

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (Jn. 14:27).

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (Jn. 16:33).

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Ph. 4:6–7).

5 (14:33) Confession—Decision—Worship: Christ’s presence stirs confession and worship. The disciples experienced great relief—a drained, exhausted relief. They had been saved and delivered from the life-threatening storm by the power of Christ. Never before had they witnessed such power. There was no alternative, no other action to be taken: “They came and worshipped Him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.” They understood more than ever before, not perfectly, but enough to acknowledge Him as the Son of God.

“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven” (Mt. 10:32).

“Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God” (Lu. 12:8).

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Ro. 10:9).

“Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the father also. Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father” (1 Jn. 2:23–24).

“Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God” (1 Jn. 4:15).

Thought 1.Note: they not only professed belief, but they worshipped Him. There is a vast difference.

“And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy” (Lu. 24:51–52).

“Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him” (Jn. 9:35–38).

“And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him” (He. 1:6).[1]

No I will not criticize them: I only have one thing to say about those other disciples (They missed the opportunity to take the high road) you see they were brought to a place where they could choose a greater glory.

They missed the testimony of a water walker:

Their testimony was: We made it, we survived, we rode out the storm.

But when Peter began to testify, his testimony was different

Yes he was in the boat with all the rest, and yes he feared for his life like all the other disciples, But when Peter saw Jesus walking on the water something on the inside of Peter told him (You can do that) If Jesus can do it, you can too.

Something inside of Peter said: If the teacher can do it, so can the students.

(All I need is a Word from the Master)

All you need is a word from the Master

All you need is a word: A can do word.

There may be a thousand voices telling you that you can’t do it, and a thousand reasons why can’t do it.

You’re not educated enough, You’re not old enough, You’re too old, You’re the wrong color, You’re from the wrong side of town, You don’t have enough money, You don’t have any experience.

But if you have a can do word from God

You can do the impossible: You can go where they said you could never go, and you can do what they said you can never do, and you can be what they said you could never be, and you can have what they said you could never have.

Tell your neighbor: I’ve got a can do word

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me ……… Php 4:13

If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth…….. Mt 9:23

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world……. 1Jo 4:4

Peter had a word: Come

That’s all he had (but that’s all he needed)

No doubt the disciples argued with him and told him, it was impossible and begged him to stay in the boat, and stay on the same faith level that they were on, (but Peter had heard the Call)

Everyone in the boat had the same opportunity Peter had to walk on the water, the circumstances were the same, Jesus was the same, the word was the same.

They chose to hold on to the boat; Peter chose to step out on the Word.

When Peter stepped out on the word: He stepped into a brand new anointing.

He stepped into a supernatural water walking anointing, He began moving and walking and operating in the same realm and the same anointing that Jesus was functioning in.

Let me make a point here: Jesus didn’t force Peter to get out of the boat, Jesus didn’t threaten Peter. Jesus didn’t condemn the other disciples for not walking on the water.

Jesus simply came to them all in a way that presented an opportunity for them to move to another level in their faith.

He created an avenue for them to step from one realm of anointing to another, he called them to a higher experience, and a higher manifestation of his power in their lives.

But only one took that step: That step separated Peter from the rest of the disciples.

That step drew a line between the doers and the watchers, (between the boat sitters and the water walkers).

Somebody said” I’m afraid, I’m afraid I might get wet.

Well you might get wet, In fact you probably will get wet.

But I made up my mind a long time ago, that I would rather be a wet water walker, than a dry boat sitter.

I’d rather fail trying to do something great for God, than to succeed at doing nothing.

I’d rather experience one day, one hour, one minute walking on the water, than a life time of sitting in the boat.

I prophesy and I declare to you that there is a new stirring in the spirit, and many who have been comfortable and satisfied in the boat of mediocrity and religious expectation and traditions of man are getting uncomfortable.

The Spirit is calling (Come up hither) Come up Higher.

And many of Gods people are realizing that they weren’t created for the confines and the restrictions and the limitations of a barnyard religion.

In other words: we are discovering our destiny, we are discovering our purpose and we are discovering the power that resides in us.

And we are discovering that we are not chickens, we are eagles.

You can choose to live on the lower plane as a chicken, but your eagle spirit will never be satisfied.

Some of you listening to me right now and hearing this message: You can’t figure it out, you’re uncomfortable, you’re uneasy and kind of edgy and irritable; nothing really satisfies you, you’re not satisfied by what you eat or the job you have or the car you drive.

You leave church feeling like something’s missing and you want to blame it on the Pastor, or the praise and worship team, or the teacher or the evangelist.

But the truth is: It’s not their fault, a different job or different food, or a different church, or more money, isn’t going to fix it.

The problem is: your spirit has heard the Eagle cry of the Spiritand your spirit wants to break free but your flesh is trying to hold you in captivity.

It’s the anointing that is calling you; it’s the anointing that is pulling at you.

It’s that same anointing that pulled Peter out of that boat. It’s that same word that called Peter to a life in the supernatural.

You can talk about the peter that started to sink

But I prefer to talk about the Peter that walked on the water, cast out devils, healed the sick and raised the dead and preached the inauguration of the dispensation of the Holy Ghost and 3,000 souls were saved.

I want to talk about the man who let go of everything to take hold of one word from God.

As I said earlier (you and I may never jump out of a boat like Peter did and walk on water, but at some point in your faith journey God is going to give you the opportunity to launch out into the supernatural: You’re going to hear him say (Come)

And it’s going to be just as crazy and just as reckless, and some people will criticize you and call you crazy, some people will make fun of you and forecast your failure and anticipate your demise.

But at some point you have to make a choice: Are you going to live by what man created (the job) (the position) (the reputation) or are you going to live by what created man?

Heb 11:3 Through faith we understand that (the worlds were framed by the word of God), so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Somebody is getting out of the boat, somebody is making a decision today to go higher, to walk by faith and not by sight.

Somebody today is moving into what I call (Crazy Faith) It’s the kind of faith that will let go of everything just to take hold of one word from God.

That one word from Jesus saved Peters life, and probably everyone on that boat: I want you to lift your hands right now and begin to praise God for some crazy people, People who are willing to risk everything on a word.

People who will answer the call into the unknown, People who will say yes to God.

Abraham, Paul the apostle, Joseph, Daniel, the Three Hebrew children, and Jesus himself are in that group.

That’s a pretty good crowd to run with.

Somebody is hearing the voice of Jesus right now (he’s saying Come, let’s do this together)

Let’s go to the mission field,

Let’s start that business,

Let’s build that church,

Let’s write that book.

Let’s go back to school and get your degree

Let’s launch that ministry

When Jesus says Come: He is inviting you to take hold of his power, his wisdom, his ability.

I believe there is a call going out in the spirit right now, for men and women to let go of the safe life and step up to the faith life.

Peter did not sink and neither will you, Jesus would not have called you if he couldn’t hold you up.

When Jesus says Come everything you need to accomplish the work is contained in that word.

Matthew 14:26–33 (NKJV) — 26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” 28 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?” 32And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

33 Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”

[1]Leadership Ministries Worldwide. (2004). The Gospel according to Matthew: Chapters 1:1–16:12 (Vol. 1, pp. 343–346). Chattanooga, TN: Leadership Ministries Worldwide.