I am writing a series of lessons based on John Ortberg's book, If You Want To Walk On Water, You've Got To Get Out Of The Boat and teaching them on Wednesday nights. Please read Matthew 14:25-32 about Peter walking on the water to be with Jesus.
Have you ever put your life in someone else’s hands and just hoped for the best? (maybe a doctor or fireman or policeman). You can only hope they are qualified and capable of saving you. Sometimes it is difficult to put so much trust in mere mortals. We are all fallible, are we not? What about putting our trust in God. Is that any easier for us? We must remember that God promises to always be with us. I love Jeremiah 33:1-3 which says,“Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD who made it, the LORD who formed it to establish it (the LORD is His name): Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” Jeremiah was in prison when God spoke this to him which tells me that God will meet us wherever we are!
Now, how many times have we waited to do something we knew was God’s desire for us because we thought we needed something more before we could be obedient? When God asks us to do something, He will always equip us to do it. Our part is to trust that He will do His part. Isaiah 40:29-31 “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary. And the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
We see that God promises to be with us and to strengthen us when we are weak, but what about when we fail or go through a difficult season? Isaiah 43:2-3 tell us, “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. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior”. The scripture doesn't say if you pass through the waters, but when you pass through the waters! We will go through difficult times, but God will be with us in the waters. When Peter stepped out of the boat, Jesus was right there with him even when his faith failed. Jesus was there to save him!
Now, how many times have we waited to do something we knew was God’s desire for us because we thought we needed something more before we could be obedient? When God asks us to do something, He will always equip us to do it. Our part is to trust that He will do His part. Isaiah 40:29-31 “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary. And the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
We see that God promises to be with us and to strengthen us when we are weak, but what about when we fail or go through a difficult season? Isaiah 43:2-3 tell us, “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. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior”. The scripture doesn't say if you pass through the waters, but when you pass through the waters! We will go through difficult times, but God will be with us in the waters. When Peter stepped out of the boat, Jesus was right there with him even when his faith failed. Jesus was there to save him!
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