68 Jesus Walks on Water [Matthew 14:22–33]
The Bible passage: [Matthew 14:22–33]
The Story:
After feeding the crowd, Jesus told his disciples to get into a boat and go ahead of Him to the other side. He stayed behind to send away the crowd.
After the crowd was gone, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.
The boat was already over a mile from land. It was being battered by the wind and the waves.
Around three in the morning, Jesus came toward the boat walking on the sea. When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. They thought they were seeing a ghost and they cried out in fear.
Jesus immediately spoke to them. “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
Peter answered, “Lord, if it’s You, tell me to come to You on the water.”
“Come!”, He said.
Climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water toward Jesus. When he saw the strength of the wind, he became afraid. He started to sink. He cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus reached out His hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You have so little faith. Why did you doubt?”
When they got back to the boat and got in it, the wind calmed down.
Everyone in the boat worshiped Him and said, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
The Lessons:
- As long as Peter’s focus was on Jesus, he walked on the water. When he took his eyes off Jesus and focused on the storm, he sank.
- Notice that Peter walked on the water twice! After he sank in the water, Jesus took him by the hand and they walked back to the boat together once his focus was back on Jesus.
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