Matthew 14:27-28 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
Commentary says: “It is easier to have faith when we think we know how God might provide….” In my nascent faith, I found this to be true. I didn’t realize that believing He would work in ways I knew He could work wasn’t true faith in Christ. It was trust in what I knew was possible.
Matthew 14:29-30 “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!”
It wasn’t until I learned Isaiah 43:19 as a prayer of faith in Him that I truly learned to trust in things beyond my comprehension. When I could honestly, earnestly pray “Lord, I know You are making a way in this wilderness, even though I can’t yet perceive it, can’t fathom how You will move here. I trust You,” that was the foundation of faith in God alone.
Matthew 14:31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
Lord, I believe, but I am also fallibly human. When I can’t fathom how You might provide in my life, help my unbelief. Help me, always, to cling to the promise that You are making a way, even if I cannot yet perceive it. Thank You for the healing power of complete faith in You. Draw me closer. Amen.
Matthew 14:35-36 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
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