Matthew 12:24-33
The boat they were traveling hit by waves as high winds ... .. everyone was to save the boat from the brunt of the waves.
Peter: John, fasten the strings displayed to the right boat!
John: Ok ok ok ..
Peter: James, you are lifting you up ahead and throw it into the sea!
James: It's hard! Load snagged anchor rope, and too dangerous to pick it up now ..
Andreas: Beware!! Big waves from the left side!
Peter: Look out!!
This is only part of the rush and panic on the boat that night!
Until they saw a glimpse of walking on water ... ... ... ... ..
Andrew, John, Simon the Zealot screamed in terror, "sea ghost, ghost of the sea!!"
Figures were still walking on the water and began to approach the boat ...
Figures that said, "Calm down! I do this, do not be afraid! "
It turned out that the figure is Jesus who daily with them and they always call Master and Lord.
Seeing Jesus, Peter is very excited and cried out to Jesus.
Peter: Lord, if you had, have I come to you while walking on the water.
Jesus: Come!
So Peter got out of the boat and started walking on water toward Jesus, who was still standing on water waves as far as 10 meters from the boat ..
Andreas: wooow .. I can??
James: How so??
Philip: It's wonderful!
Jude: I think I can tuch ... (with a sneering tone)
But ... ..
Since starting to feel the breeze, Peter began to fear ... .. and ... he slowly began to sink ... ..
Peter was called out to Jesus, "Lord, help me!"
This story may have been a lot of us read, hear and ponder ..
But may we reflect on the greatness of God's story of Jesus, our Lord of this remarkable, in this story??
This is the wind and waves today, around us, or even what we experience today are:
1. One of our spiritual children who were studying at a University Department of Nursing, wind and ocean waves on the story above is a possibility he could not pass on anatomy courses are much memorization of Latin terms it. And this can result in parents scolded and can increase the number of years, the cost of college.
2. I am familiar with a man who until now was still in a lot of threats, pressure and anger some people who do not learn humility to accept a failure and continuous reversal of their commitment. This person until anxiety, fear and trembling even sweating when received a call or sms from handphonenya own. Her heart felt cramped in these difficult times.
3. A simple family children who were suffering from chronic disease but still had to care for his sick mother paralysis in one of the General Hospital in Kuantan today. His mother had treated more than 1 month in the hospital.
4. A young woman who loves a man who already has a fiance but he was always angry when he was close to a man other than her. On the other hand man can not take seriously the decision to which the relationship.
5. A servant of God (a spiritual giant) and his wife who was pregnant 8 months 3 weeks, which has strengthened and has even given birth to many spiritual giant in his spiritual children one morning to buy a brush to paint their rooms to welcome the birth of her son who was anticipated. But something tragic happened when a motorcycle driven by a father who had just welcomed the birth of a daughter knocked the front door of his car and ... .. Dad the program fell off his motorbike ....
A CT scan of surprise results, you are experiencing a brain hemorrhage in two different parts of the head .. decision to have an operation ... as long as the Lord's servant process is very responsible.
Long story short, because miscommunication families victimized Dad are suppressed in order to report this as God's servants who are not responsible. And the program report to the police desk. This is difficult times for the family of this servant of God and also families of the victims.
6. The minds of many people who are facing the giants in the forms of such problems, burdens, threats, criticism, failure, failure, fear, anxiety, worry, pressure and vacillation in decision-making.
7. Add your story here ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Will we now learn to surrender like Peter??
Did you know that Peter's reply was a fisherman? Surely you know it ....
But maybe you do not think so far that actually Peter as a fisherman must have the ability to swim in this story, is not it? but he has learned to surrender and called out to Jesus to help him.
Peter did not rely on ability, experience, strength, mind when the problem occurred. He was convinced and believe Jesus will lift and help!
Will we all are in this life storm stopped to rely on strength, ability and experience and begin to surrender in prayer ask God's guidance and help??
GOD will never change the past, now and forever! He remained faithful to the promises of HIS.
ONLY, do we BELIEVE??
LORD should be able to
His hands would not be late 'to raise
GOD still capable
Believe me HE did not leave you! (Maria lyrics Reff. Shandy)
STAY ABOVE WATER WALKING with focus and our belief in Christ is VERY capable of doing things is impossible even in all our lives! It's never too late in the dictionary of God.
Good, because God, you are a WINNER!