Participating in God’s plan by faith – Ps. Edward Lim
Hebrews 11:6 – ‘Without faith it is impossible to
please God’, we must earnestly seek Him!
Matthew 14:22-36:
Peter walks on water
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What we do after fear grips us is
what matters. Jesus says ‘Don’t be
afraid, take courage’. He goes on to say ‘I am with you’.
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Peter sees Jesus doing something,
and he says I want to do what God is doing. Even when it does not make sense.
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How many of us ask God for an
answer and when he answers and we are not willing to move. Peter gets out of
the boat when Jesus says ‘come’.
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When Peter started sinking he
called out ‘Lord save me’. What do we normally do when we get in trouble? Do we
try swimming with our own strength or do we call out to the Lord immediately?
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Jesus did not rebuke the lack of
faith in the disciples in the boat but he rebuked Peter. Why? Jesus wanted
Peter to rise up in the level of faith he had. Jesus challenges us to go a
greater level of faith.
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After Jesus saved Peter, they
walked back to the boat on water. The Lord is always by our side.
The challenge to us:
Which story to we want to tell? The story the
disciples told about Peter or the story Peter told about what happened to
himself?
It’s time to share testimonies about what God did thru
us instead of what he did through others.
The choice is ours!
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