THE SINKING BELIEVER

THE SINKING BELIEVER 

BLOG HOST, 9-16-2010

HOST:  MONTEZ PORTER

Matthew 14  

When we think about trust we think about faith.  When we think about God's love, we think about grace.  In this passage that we read today, we see Peter.  In life, we are Peter.  The faith that we have determines how life will be for us.  I have a friend that has a financial crises.  He thought that he was on his on and thought God didn't hear him.  When i talked to him, i told him this story.  He thought it was funny until he started to sink like Peter did.  It took him a while but he started to see it my way and started praying.  He started talking more and more to Jesus and just like Jesus did Peter, he reached in and caught him by the hand and pulled him out of his troubles.

What am i trying to say?  Yes my friend is still going through his financial problems but he has a new job that pays him way more than what he was getting paid at first.  Listen to what happened that led to a power question from Jesus. ²⁸"Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water."²⁹"Come," he said.  Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. ³⁰But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"³¹Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?" 

I want to ask all my fellow followers a question, Why do we doubt the Lord sometimes when we know that no matter what we are going through and no matter what we have he can provide for us?