Monday, August 08, 2005

Peter's walk on water


Today i found out somethin i never saw before. Matt14:22-f

When Peter asked Jesus to call him forward into the water, he was in the boat (as a point of reference, let's call it 'Point A'). ANd Jesus is at 'Point C' considering that he could be seen but they couldnt make out whether it was him since the rain was pelting and thunderstorms blur your vision.

Peter started walking from Point A to Point C. And then suddenly, as if he hadnt noticed the thuderstorm before, he looked away from Jesus and started sinking. So from my 'CSI' calculations, Peter must been at Point B, somewhere between Point A and B.

But when Pete called out of fear, Jesus, IMMEDIATELY stretched out his hands and grapped Peter. Immediately? how immediate is immediate? It wouldnt have given Jesus any chance to move from Point C to B immediately. In my little mind, i try to imagine Star Trek, and that little device they tap to get from one place to another. That's 'immediately'. But then that's Hollywood.

Whenever I am stuck in something, i can call out, and He Immediately comes to my help! How does he do that? Just cannot fathom, cos He is divine and I am not.

And no matter how silly i may sound, He will always stretch out his hand if we stretch out ours. If we take our eyes off Jesus, and focus instead on destruction and distraction, we will sink. Sink into self pity, destruction, confusion, into the stormy waters that are cold and unfamiliar.

Thank God we have a God who we can call on 24/7.

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