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“But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him” (Matthew 14:30-31).
We saw yesterday how Peter walked on the water to the Lord Jesus, with the Lord’s strength. But then he looked at the strong wind and waves and was afraid. As a result, he began to sink. But suppose the water had been perfectly calm, could he have walked on it? No, he could no more have walked on smooth water than rough water. Neither could you nor I, in our own strength! Again we learn an important lesson here.
We need the Lord’s help and His strength every day, even if things are going well for us. But when problems come and things get rough, we realize we need the Lord more. If we keep our eyes on Him, we can rise above all the difficulties. But we will sink if we start looking at the problems, just as Peter did in those waves and that wind.
Yet, when he did begin to sink and cried to the Lord, the Lord immediately held out His hand and caught him. He will do this for us too, even if we have not been trusting in Him. He never fails us, even if we forget to trust Him!
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