It would have been a simpler boat ride that morning if Jesus would have just gone with His disciples from the get-go.

Jesus had it firmly in His mind that He wanted some Father/Son time and sends the guys ahead. Fine. Your heart has to go wee bit out to these guys. It’s the middle of the night, a moonlight sky (maybe, it would be nice). In the distance the guys cannot believe what they are seeing, they assume it has to be a ghost. None of them personally knew anyone who had walked on water…. Ever.

A few weeks ago I was at a cottage, my friend waterskied barefoot. I was very impressed. Let me tell you, if he had walked behind the boat on water, I would have been speechless!!

The guys are panicked and Jesus picks this up real quick. He says, “ Take courage, it is I. Don’t be afraid.

It is very easy to get panicked in this life; there is no shortage of troubles.

I am impressed that Peter and these guys did not all jump overboard! Peter asks Jesus if it really is him, to call to him and allow him to walk on water too!! (I am not so sure that is what I would have done.) Jesus invites him to come and out steps Peter, walking on water. He can honestly say, he has never done this before.!!

Peter, distracted by the wind and the waves, takes his eyes off Jesus and starts sinking. Christ immediately responds to his plea for help. Christ does not delay.

I think it is significant that the sea was not like glass the night Peter walked on water. How often do our lives look like that … really?

Frequently we all find the wind and the waves overwhelming and we fail to see the One who stands right in front of us.

He is greater and able to help us in the days of wind and waves. He sees the beginning from the end. He loves us and has good plans for our lives.

His hand is extended to you and I. We need to reach up and grab it.

There is hope.

This entry is based on Matthew 14:22-32