“And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
Matthew 14:28-31
So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
The life of a true Christian is a life of constant prayer. He knows that the light and strength of one day is not sufficient for the trials and conflicts of the next.
Satan is continually changing his temptations. Every day we shall be placed in different circumstances; and in the untried scenes that await us we shall be surrounded by fresh dangers, and constantly assailed by new and unexpected temptations.
To Be Like Jesus pg. 20
It is only through the strength and grace gained from heaven that we can hope to meet the temptations and perform the duties before us.
Ibid
When trouble comes upon us, how often we are like Peter! We look upon the waves, instead of keeping our eyes fixed upon the Saviour. Our footsteps slide, and the proud waters go over our souls. Jesus did not bid Peter come to Him that he should perish; He does not call us to follow Him, and then forsake us.
The Desisre of Ages pg. 382
Those who fail to realise their constant dependence upon God will be overcome by temptation.
Ibid
We may now suppose that our feet stand secure, and that we shall never be moved. We may say with confidence, “I know in whom I have believed; nothing can shake my faith in God and in His word.” But Satan is planning to take advantage of our hereditary and cultivated traits of character, and to blind our eyes to our own necessities and defects.
Ibid
Only through realising our own weakness and looking steadfastly unto Jesus can we walk securely.
Ibid
Beloved, may we not look to the boisterous waves which daily surround us, but may we keep “looking unto Jesus, the Author & Finisher of our faith“, for if we do this, we shall never sink but shall walk upon the waters that beset us!
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