Daily Bible Verse

Verse

Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power:  thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.  –Exodus 15: 6

Reflection

We can never forget how mighty the power of God is.  God was able to help the Israelites overcome many battles and enemies that were far greater than them.  God is still in the business of helping us overcome al problems and challenges that appear to be bigger than us.  They may be bigger than us, but they will never be bigger than God.

Prayer

Dear God, I thank you that I can be at peace in every challenging situation because I know there is nothing that will ever be too big or too much for you.  Thank you for power that is always at work in my life.  In Jesus’ name, I pray.  Amen.

Keeping Our Eyes on Christ

Fear and doubt are two of the major things that will interfere with our relationship with God if we give them the room to do so.  In this scenario, in Matthew 14: 22 – 33, Jesus had just shown the disciples that he was able to walk on water.  This should have shown them that he was capable of doing pretty much anything.  Walk on water?  Take a second to really think about what that means.  Sometimes, our minds tend to normalize these miraculous feats.  Think of the lake.  Picture the disciples in the boat when suddenly, they spotted their leader walking on water as if he were walking on the ground. T hat sight is enough to send your heart right into your throat.

One can understand why they were scared.  The disciples had never seen such a sight before.  I’m pretty sure if you were to see someone walk on water, you’d be pretty freaked out too.

Peter boldly spoke out and aske Jesus to call him out onto the waters.  Jesus did and Peter got out of the boat.  For a while, he walked on water too.  He was walking on water the same way Jesus was walking on water!  His eyes were focused on Jesus in the midst of this supernatural feat.

Things started to go wrong when he lost sight of Jesus and started to focus on the wind.  Fear filled his heart and his faith left.  When fear interferes with faith, it makes it hard for us to take a leap and follow the will of God.  We end up focusing on the wrong things.  Fear makes way for doubt.  Once doubt makes a home in our hearts, it becomes very hard for us to chase it out.

We need faith in order to be saved.  We need faith in order to fulfill the call of God upon our lives.  When we keep our eyes focused on Jesus – who is the author and the finisher of our faith – the journey becomes possible.