Today's Scripture
TODAY’S READING SCHEDULE: 2 Kings 15 -16; Matthew 14:22 -36
Turn your eyes on Jesus – Matthew 14:22-33
22 Right then, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side of the lake while he dismissed the crowds. 23 When he sent them away, he went up onto a mountain by himself to pray. Evening came and he was alone.24 Meanwhile, the boat, fighting a strong headwind, was being battered by the waves and was already far away from land. 25 Very early in the morning he came to his disciples, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified and said, “It’s a ghost!” They were so frightened they screamed.
27 Just then Jesus spoke to them, “Be encouraged! It’s me. Don’t be afraid.”
28 Peter replied, “Lord, if it’s you, order me to come to you on the water.”
29 And Jesus said, “Come.”
Then Peter got out of the boat and was walking on the water toward Jesus. 30 But when Peter saw the strong wind, he became frightened. As he began to sink, he shouted, “Lord, rescue me!”
31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him, saying, “You man of weak faith! Why did you begin to have doubts?” 32 When they got into the boat, the wind settled down.
33 Then those in the boat worshipped Jesus and said, “You must be God’s Son!”
What does this passage mean to me/us?
It’s hard to imagine how Peter must have felt when he was walking on water.
Out of nowhere, he asked for this miracle, and he saw how it became true. He was walking on water looking and Jesus who made it possible. He was living out a miracle!
Until he turned his eyes away from Jesus and focused on the strong wind.
Even living out the miracle didn’t stop him for being distracted, and when he turned his eyes away from Jesus he fell into the water.
He still had faith that Jesus could rescue him because he cried out to the Lord immediately.
But when he turned his eyes away from Jesus, the miracle stopped.
Doesn’t that look like us? We so often turn our eyes away from Jesus that we miss out on the awesome work that Jesus can do in our lives.
Prayer
Lord, help us to turn our eyes onto you alone. Help us see your work in our lives, in this world. In the name of Jesus, we pray, AMEN.
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