I am reminded of the story in Matthew 14:22-36 of Jesus walking on the water. But what is really miraculous is PETER walking on water. Kristen White shared this familiar story during one of our ISP trainings. She asked us, “What would the caption read if you were telling the story?” My title would be, “Man Walks on Water!” We focus so many times on the miracle of Jesus walking on water. But the real miracle is that a regular man, Peter, walked on water when He kept his eyes on Jesus. But as soon as he took his eyes off of Jesus and focused on his circumstances, He sank. How many times when we are walking through storms and difficulties do we focus on the problems. We find ourselves “sinking under the weight of our burdens.”
I love the answer in the devotion, “When you start to sink, simply call out ‘Help me, Jesus! ‘“ and He will lift you up! We need to “Fix our eyes on Him, the One who never changes.” No matter how difficult the circumstance, if we keep our focus on Him we won’t find ourselves sinking like Peter. Think about the waves that start to build up in the ocean. From a distance they can be huge and intimidating. Yet by time the waves reach the shore, they have shrunk to a peaceful calm ripple. From a distance problems can build up and look like they can come crashing down on us. Yet if we fix our eyes on Him, those same problems they will have “shrunk in proportions to His design!”
Along the same train of thought, Pastor Cliff would say to, “Glance at your circumstances but keep your GAZE on Jesus.” Instead of becoming buried by waves of burdens, we can be flooded with waves of mercy & peace!
Keep Your Eyes on Him!
mama eydie
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