New beginnings/knowing God's will; getting out of the boat.
Now Peter we say must have been out of the will of God by stepping out of the boat, else he wouldn't have sank and the disciples must have missed the mark also or they wouldn't have been in that storm. Right? Look at what the scripture says, starting at verse 22, Matt. 14: "Immediately after this(Jesus had just fed 5000 men beside women and children with just five loaves and two small fishes )Jesus insisted that His disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake while He sent the people home. After sending them home, He went up into the hills to pray. Night fell while He was there alone. Meanwhile the disciples were in trouble far away from land." Some would say the disciples had missed the will of God because they were in this storm....we must remember that Jesus had commanded them to leave. He was the one who had spoken to them and insisted that they get in the boat and cross to the other side of the lake. He was the one who told PETER TO COME TO HIM WALKING ON THE WATER. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEY WERE ALL IN THE WILL OF GOD.
Just because storms come into our lives does not mean we are out of God's will. Sickness comes to all of us at one time or another. Financial strains, job losses, friends ma forsake us, family troubles come...the list can be a long one, but let's remember that God still controls, and He sees everything and that the steps of a good man are ordered of God and though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down. Sure Peter slipped, but Jesus was right there and grabbed him and pulled him back up and they walked together back to the boat. Reading this account from a newer translation gives a little more insight into this story. Verse31 from the New Living Translation
has Jesus asking this question.Why did you doubt me? He personalizes it and says,,,Why did you doubt Me?It makes it so much more convicting to know that when we doubt we are doubting much more than a principle, much more than a precept, even to say much more than a declaration of truth...when we doubt, we are doubting Jesus, we are doubting God. Why do you doubt Me?, He asks. Let's not doubt Him but let's realize that the storms do not necessarily mean that we are out of His will, but we can get out of the boat and start walking on the water, if..we trust Him.
Now Peter we say must have been out of the will of God by stepping out of the boat, else he wouldn't have sank and the disciples must have missed the mark also or they wouldn't have been in that storm. Right? Look at what the scripture says, starting at verse 22, Matt. 14: "Immediately after this(Jesus had just fed 5000 men beside women and children with just five loaves and two small fishes )Jesus insisted that His disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake while He sent the people home. After sending them home, He went up into the hills to pray. Night fell while He was there alone. Meanwhile the disciples were in trouble far away from land." Some would say the disciples had missed the will of God because they were in this storm....we must remember that Jesus had commanded them to leave. He was the one who had spoken to them and insisted that they get in the boat and cross to the other side of the lake. He was the one who told PETER TO COME TO HIM WALKING ON THE WATER. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEY WERE ALL IN THE WILL OF GOD.
Just because storms come into our lives does not mean we are out of God's will. Sickness comes to all of us at one time or another. Financial strains, job losses, friends ma forsake us, family troubles come...the list can be a long one, but let's remember that God still controls, and He sees everything and that the steps of a good man are ordered of God and though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down. Sure Peter slipped, but Jesus was right there and grabbed him and pulled him back up and they walked together back to the boat. Reading this account from a newer translation gives a little more insight into this story. Verse31 from the New Living Translation
has Jesus asking this question.Why did you doubt me? He personalizes it and says,,,Why did you doubt Me?It makes it so much more convicting to know that when we doubt we are doubting much more than a principle, much more than a precept, even to say much more than a declaration of truth...when we doubt, we are doubting Jesus, we are doubting God. Why do you doubt Me?, He asks. Let's not doubt Him but let's realize that the storms do not necessarily mean that we are out of His will, but we can get out of the boat and start walking on the water, if..we trust Him.
posted by Randall | 12:46 p.m.
2 Comments:
I don't think that I doubt anything when it comes to God or what God can do,I don't think this is my problem.....my problem is knowing that when I sin I can ask God to forgive me and if I am truly sorry at the time I ask and repent he will forgive me......so I sin , knowing that if I ask HE will forgive me......and he does time & time again.....GOD forbid that one of these times I don't get the time to ask.....you would think knowing both the problem & solution ...... I would have the fix.....but you know me....when it comes to me......well you know NOT TO BRIGHT.
COFFEE
Randall
I think you are so right when you
say that,we are not always out of God's will just because troubles
come into our lives. Troubles comes to us all at sometime or
another,thats life!Our doubt might
come if we wait to long to ask
God for help.After we try and fail
we wrongly think that God won't
want to help us because we did not
go to Him first.
It is not that we doubt that God
is able,we doubt that we are worth
His help.Like the disciples we look at the
storm and take our eyes off Jesus.
Thank God, He is there when we
do call out to Him.He is so faithful to us.
We must try to be more like Him and
remember the faith we all have and
use it so it will grow.
God's will is for us to trust Him
with every thing in our life, not
just big storms but the little
things too.
Faith is not just knowing what God
can do it is beliving that He wants
to do it for you.
C.M.
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