Matthew 14 - Jesus Walks on Water
For a moment, please think back to the movie The Shack. Remember the scene where Mack is in the boat and it starts to fall apart and Jesus tells him to take His hand? Mack was drowning in the storm in and around him. The only way to steady himself and his surroundings was by taking Jesus by His outstretched hand. Also, think about the scene where Mack and Jesus were walking on the water together. At the end of the movie, when Mack was home with his family, he was sitting by water and put his foot in it, only to watch it go through the water perhaps wondering how likely the possibility would be he would be able to walk on water again. I'm a visual learner. These scenes in the movie just confirmed what we all already know. We can't get through life without Jesus. Storms will happen, life hits hard, but Jesus's hand is always extended ready to pull us out of our darkest moments. Notice, Jesus wasn't unnerved by the storm in our reading today and as hard as it is, perhaps He doesn't want us to be either. Peter, although his faith wavered, became one of Jesus's strongest witnesses, so did Mack, so can we. Take courage, don't be afraid. Our hope is that Jesus is our anchor in any storm.
Randi
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