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When God Walked on Earth and Water - Matt. 14:22-36
“Here the royal army was again stopped by a sudden rise of the waters, which had only just fallen (almost miraculously) to let the enemy over, who could not else have eluded Lord Cornwallis’ grasp, so close was he upon their rear.” - British General Henry Clinton
“We have…abundant reasons to thank Providence for its many favorable interpositions in our behalf. It has at times been my only dependence, for all other resources seemed to have failed us.” - Gen. George Washington
Matt. 14:22-36
Unless you believe that I AM, you will die in your sins. - John 8:24
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your own presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. - John 17:5
The Old Testament records around 85 miracles over 4,000 years of history. Jesus worked 42 recorded miracles in just over 3 years. The N.T. after Jesus records about 25 miracles over the next 30 years. Clearly the frequency and type of miracles Jesus did during His 3 years of public ministry demonstrate that God was actually with us on earth (Immanuel).
Jesus does knowingly send His disciples into storms - V. 22-24
John’s gospel lets us know that after Jesus fed the 5,000 the crowds declared that He was the great Prophet that Moses had spoken of (Dt. 18) and that they were about to forcibly make Him King (Jn. 6:14-15).
What would you have been thinking if you were one of the disciples?
Obeying Jesus got us into this mess – where is He now when we need Him?
Prov. 3:5-6 often gets put to the test in our lives. But Proverbs 3:5-6 does not mean that troubles won’t come (John 16:33; 2 Tim. 3:12).
When we are in a ‘storm’ because we have obeyed Jesus and it doesn’t make sense, we need to remember how much He cares for us and the previous times God has worked in our lives.
Jesus shows Himself strong in the middle of our storms - V. 25-33
The presence of Jesus in your life doesn’t guarantee the ‘storm’ will go away, but the strength of Jesus helps you cope with whatever you face.
Even when God is doing something amazing in our life, when we take our eyes off Jesus and put them on our circumstances, we can be quickly overwhelmed. But Jesus is just a prayer away.
“Courage is being scared to death – but saddling up anyway.” - John Wayne
Our most committed workers here at the Tabernacle need to hear in Jesus’ message to Peter a word for yourself: like a Coach that expects more from his best players, Jesus expects more of you – get used to it!
Now I don’t want any disciple in this room to give up on accepting Jesus’ vision for what you can become and by faith move toward it. The secret of victory in the Christian life is saying “Yes” to God the Holy Spirit, one decision at a time.
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When God Walked on Earth and Water - Matt. 14:22-36
“Here the royal army was again stopped by a sudden rise of the waters, which had only just fallen (almost miraculously) to let the enemy over, who could not else have eluded Lord Cornwallis’ grasp, so close was he upon their rear.” - British General Henry Clinton
“We have…abundant reasons to thank Providence for its many favorable interpositions in our behalf. It has at times been my only dependence, for all other resources seemed to have failed us.” - Gen. George Washington
Matt. 14:22-36
Unless you believe that I AM, you will die in your sins. - John 8:24
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your own presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. - John 17:5
The Old Testament records around 85 miracles over 4,000 years of history. Jesus worked 42 recorded miracles in just over 3 years. The N.T. after Jesus records about 25 miracles over the next 30 years. Clearly the frequency and type of miracles Jesus did during His 3 years of public ministry demonstrate that God was actually with us on earth (Immanuel).
Jesus does knowingly send His disciples into storms - V. 22-24
John’s gospel lets us know that after Jesus fed the 5,000 the crowds declared that He was the great Prophet that Moses had spoken of (Dt. 18) and that they were about to forcibly make Him King (Jn. 6:14-15).
What would you have been thinking if you were one of the disciples?
Obeying Jesus got us into this mess – where is He now when we need Him?
Prov. 3:5-6 often gets put to the test in our lives. But Proverbs 3:5-6 does not mean that troubles won’t come (John 16:33; 2 Tim. 3:12).
When we are in a ‘storm’ because we have obeyed Jesus and it doesn’t make sense, we need to remember how much He cares for us and the previous times God has worked in our lives.
Jesus shows Himself strong in the middle of our storms - V. 25-33
The presence of Jesus in your life doesn’t guarantee the ‘storm’ will go away, but the strength of Jesus helps you cope with whatever you face.
Even when God is doing something amazing in our life, when we take our eyes off Jesus and put them on our circumstances, we can be quickly overwhelmed. But Jesus is just a prayer away.
“Courage is being scared to death – but saddling up anyway.” - John Wayne
Our most committed workers here at the Tabernacle need to hear in Jesus’ message to Peter a word for yourself: like a Coach that expects more from his best players, Jesus expects more of you – get used to it!
Now I don’t want any disciple in this room to give up on accepting Jesus’ vision for what you can become and by faith move toward it. The secret of victory in the Christian life is saying “Yes” to God the Holy Spirit, one decision at a time.