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Peter Walks On Water

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hillsbororiver:
Hi Gregor,

A very profound insight Brother!

I really believe you nailed it, it mirrors our walk exactly, He calls us, we come to Him, we begin to look (taking our eyes off of Him) at our own progression , works, status, whatever and we sink, fast.

We cry His name finally realizing, we - just - can't - do - it - on - our - own.

He extends His hand to pull us back, and save us.

Beautiful.

His Peace to you,

Joe
 

indianabob:
Gregor and Joe,

Isn't it interesting that a few paragraphs shared between brothers in Christ explains and defines more about God than all the great libraries full of theologians commentaries.

Thanks to both of you,  Bob

hillsbororiver:
Amen Bob!

Praise God for generously blessing us.

Joe

Gregor:
Greetings,
Lately I've been pondering what the difference is between just living in the spirit, and walking in the spirit. I really love the story of Peter walking on the water. One thing that I recently realized is that even after Peter took his eyes off Jesus and began to sink, and after Jesus reached out to save him, Peter still had to walk again back to the boat. What this means to me is that even when I've taken my focus off Jesus, cried out to him and he picks me up, I still need to keep walking (with Him) until I'm out of danger. I can't afford to just live. Where the spirit leads, I must follow. What would have happened if Peter had decided to stop walking, and Jesus then went into the boat alone? Peter assuredly would have sunk again, missed the boat so-to-speak. Perhaps this is a lesson in perserverence? Maybe it relates to the parable of talents? Any thoughts?
G.

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