Good Morning,
A large mug of Door County Black And Tan Coffee waits for me in our kitchen. When I finish writing today I will descend the stairs to the hot coffee pot and pour myself awake.
Matthew 14:28-29 Peter answered Him and said. "Lord if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." So He said."Come."
We find the apostles out alone without Jesus on the sea in a storm. They think they see a ghost when Jesus walks by on the water. Then Peter calls out to Jesus and asks if he can join Jesus and walk out to Him on the water.
It happened that Peter began to sink when he realized that he was walking out of a boat and into a storm. Peter begins to sink. Everyone knows that lesson and they all like to point out how Peter failed. My thought for today is this. Did he really fail? For a few moments Peter was walking on water. He had enough guts and faith to follow Jesus out on to the water. The other 11 never experienced what Peter did. Peter stepped into the divine life by choosing faith in God. Peter did not lead a boring life. When we step into the arena of faith, we as ordinary men are called to service by our extraordinary God. He desires to take us to the end of ourselves and beyond. A life of serving the Lord by faith will experience God, while others wait, living a boring Christian life. They are content with knowing about heaven and glad they are going there someday. Yet, while here on Earth they miss out on entering the arena of the Divine.
Jesus sent the Holy Spirit after His resurrection so we can live a resurrected faith prior to dying and going to heaven.
Food for thought!
Marty
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