Matthew 14:28-31, " 'Lord, if it's you,' Peter replied, 'tell me to come to you on the water.' 'Come,' He said. Then Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and beginning to sink, cried out, 'Lord, save me!' Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him. 'You of little faith,' He said, 'why did you doubt?' "
Most of us are familiar with the story of Jesus walking on the water, and Peter doing the same. But then he got scared when he saw the wind and waves and started to sink. As far as I know, Peter is the only person, other than Jesus, to have ever walked on water. But all of us have, and do experience the sinking feeling of our faith faltering. As James said in Chapter 3:2, "We all stumble in many ways...."
What is so beautiful about this story, is what happens when Peter's faith failed. He cried out to Jesus, "Lord, save me"! And it says IMMEDIATELY Jesus reached out his hand and caught him.
When our faith fails and we doubt, we need to do as Peter did and cry out, "Lord, save me".
When Jesus asked Peter why he doubted, it was after He had reached out and grabbed him. It was not in judgment. It was in mercy. He had just saved him. It was as if He was saying, "why did you doubt? I've got you. I'm not going to let you drown."
The truth is, we are all like Peter. We fail and stumble. But God knows our frailty.
Psalm 103:14, "For He knows how we are formed. He remembers we are dust."
And like Peter, we follow a loving God who is merciful and in complete control. He will never fail us. We can trust Him completely.
So whatever you are going through, when your faith fails, do as Peter did and cry out, "Lord, save me".
He's got you.
May God richly bless you all.
