SET SAIL----NEW POSSIBILITIES IF YOU WANT TO WALK ON THE WATER, YOU’VE GOT TO GET OUT OF THE BOAT. (Matt. 14:22-33) We talk about wanting to work miracles, wanting to do great things for Christ. But yet we don’t want to compromise the comfort and safety of the boat. It can’t happen. Miracles, just by definition, are risky--they defy what we believe to be the usual order of things. We can’t walk on water without getting out of the boat, without taking the risk. Peter does take an incredible risk in getting out of a boat on a dark and stormy night. But the key here is, he doesn’t put out the first toe until Jesus has said to him,“Come.” If Jesus is not anywhere near our boat, we would be crazy to get out and try to walk on water. WE CAN’T DO IT ON OUR OWN. But when God appears on the scene, NEW POSSIBILITIES open before us and we listen for the guidance of God. And if God says it’s OK, you can take that to the bank. We are not called to be reckless, but we are called to TRUST. FAITH IS RISKING ANY SITUATION UPON GOD FAITH means nothing if it does not mean risk. FAITH and TRUST go hand in hand, and that means so do faith and risk because trust is a risky business. Is God standing beside your “boat”, calling you to be obedient to His Word, to follow His patient, loving voice, to willing place every part of your heart and life in His Holy Hands? “A ship in a harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” God calls us to SET SAIL. And once we’re out on the raging sea, we see God and some NEW POSSIBILITIES. Jesus is on the water and bids us come. Can you hear the voice of Jesus saying, “Come?” If you want to walk on the water, you’ve got to get out of the boat. Amen.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:20:23 +0000
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