ch (Kingdom of God) and recruiting future citizens for the New Jerusalem.As you and I know Jesus was constantly in contact with Father-God about His every move and therefore had to correctly close the day's mission - He'd have to thank God, His Father for the power He received to overcome the human nature in Him and that He could hold onto the instruction to 'save the world'. Exactly the example that each believer must follow.
As the team travelled across the sea a terrible storm arose while they were still in the middle of their journey. The Bibles says that they were trembling and scared and I presume they were shouting their lungs out like a baby in its cot screaming for its milk. Even 'big mouth' Peter. Similar to the troubles we encounter in life's journey of ministry of the believer and the way we react.
Jesus hears and quickly beams to their location. Well even worse the crew are horrified when they see this ghost-like figure walking on the water towards them. It is a hair-rising situation; ask me I know. Similar to our situations ~ most of us cannot discern when the Lord Jesus pitchs up in our storms.
But alas, Jesus speaks and the team recognises His voice. You see you will only know somebody's voice if you constantly have conversation with them. Ahhhh. Many of us children dont know our Father's voice because we dont LISTEN to Him.
Peter being the daring disciple and also a person who had already begun to trust Jesus~ asks the Lord to make him walk the water (an impossibility) . Yes! The first step is to ASK (for an impossibility) anything in my Name saith the Lord.
So then . . . Peter recognised the Master's voice; then asks the Master's permission and then receives the Master's mandate to walk the water. He steps out (Praise God). Similar to many Christian we come through thus far then . . .
'And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. - Matthew 14:29,30'.
When we look at the winds of change and the waters of trouble we quickly sink.
As long as you are kept busy/engaged in your situation and circumstance of life daily issues; these winds and waters will keep you away from your divinely ordered purpose.
I want to encourage all the unheralded workers in the vineyard PUSH FORWARD ~ GO for GOD for soon this epoch/episode will be over. We will be with our Lord God Almighty very soon for our crowns; jewels and our abodes in the heavenly dimension.
God bless You with more grace . . .
Pst Alec J Seekola.
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