Song of the Month:
Sometimes He Calms The Storm ~ Scott Krippayne
Bible Passage:
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 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,[b] 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?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God." Matthew 14:22-33
Devotion:
When life's storms are raging, and the sea's waves are crashing, it seems like we always ask God to calm the storm. We just hate to get a little seasick, don't we? Perhaps God is really working something good in our lives through the storm! Just like when Peter stepped out of the boat onto the water to walk to Jesus. The waves were big and I'm sure he was SCARED. But you know what? He did it anyway! He stepped out of the boat and walked to Jesus. Along the way he took his eyes off the Master and started to sink. This is a picture for us today. If we take our eyes off of Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith, then we are surely going to sink in our own sins. The comforting part of this story is that when Peter started to sink he called out to the Lord and asked Him to save him. The Bible says that Jesus caught him. Isn't that a wonderful thought to be caught by the Lord? The condition to that though is that we call out to Him. We need to acknowledge that we have sinned and ask God for forgiveness and to come lift us up out of the water! If we don't we will sink!
Keeping the Faith,
Deborah Allyn
HAPPY SUMMER!!
