June 14, 2017 Rebeccacreates2012@gmail.com
Dear God,
This morning I read in your word from Matthew 14, verses 22-33. These verses are so real to me because a bit ago I was on my way to work. Now that may not sound like to much of a challenge for most, but for me on this particular day it was a bit of a challenge.
When I walk to work I have to walk thru a creek. The Bermudian Creek.
And on this particular day the creek was a bit high, higher than my muck boots. So as I was in the habit of doing I was singing a hymn, "I Walk Thru the Garden Alone," and I knew there was a tree down over the creek that I thought I could get across. So I continued in my hymn sing as I traversed the creek on the log.
As I was getting close to the other side I realized due to the way that a branch came off of the tree that I would need to turn side ways to complete my task. As I was starting to turn I stopped singing my praises to you father, and in that split second...SPLOSH...I was in the creek.
Wet up to my chest. Obviously I had to go home and change...couldn't go to work like that! And I realized what an amazing lesson I had just learned. I took my eyes off of you Lord, for just that brief second and down I went, Just like Peter.
Now on with my study of your word Lord. If you all out there in cyber land have read these verse you should be able to make the correlation in this story I just related to you. This is about faith and trust and obedience. for the SOAP part of this lesson I am using Matthew 14: 28-33.
Dear God,
This morning I read in your word from Matthew 14, verses 22-33. These verses are so real to me because a bit ago I was on my way to work. Now that may not sound like to much of a challenge for most, but for me on this particular day it was a bit of a challenge.
When I walk to work I have to walk thru a creek. The Bermudian Creek.
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| The Bermudian Creek and my dog Louis |
And on this particular day the creek was a bit high, higher than my muck boots. So as I was in the habit of doing I was singing a hymn, "I Walk Thru the Garden Alone," and I knew there was a tree down over the creek that I thought I could get across. So I continued in my hymn sing as I traversed the creek on the log.
As I was getting close to the other side I realized due to the way that a branch came off of the tree that I would need to turn side ways to complete my task. As I was starting to turn I stopped singing my praises to you father, and in that split second...SPLOSH...I was in the creek.
Wet up to my chest. Obviously I had to go home and change...couldn't go to work like that! And I realized what an amazing lesson I had just learned. I took my eyes off of you Lord, for just that brief second and down I went, Just like Peter.
Now on with my study of your word Lord. If you all out there in cyber land have read these verse you should be able to make the correlation in this story I just related to you. This is about faith and trust and obedience. for the SOAP part of this lesson I am using Matthew 14: 28-33.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
King James Version (KJV)
O - Remember yesterday I said that these men are like us, well they are. Peter took his eyes off of you Lord for just a split second, and he sank!, I SPLOSHED. The rest of the men, once you got on board, were singing your praises. But even they where not sure what you where until you were on board. Then once they realized this was you. they lost their fear and believed once again. This demonstrates doubt or maybe even a bit of a lack of faith.
A - Okay so I don't want to speak poorly of any of these men. I am just trying to show that they are like us, except that they have you with them. Tangibly with them. We have you too, just not so tangibly. And that is why we call it faith.
P - Father, I love you, and I so appreciate that you can bring your words together into a wonderful story. A story that makes sense to us, and I bet if we think about our own different lives we can see these moments when we took our eyes off of you and got a dunking. Maybe not so literally as me but a dunking just the same. Father thank you for giving us this ability to see you more plainly in all the we are and all the we do. Help me to have my mind centered on you always. In your wonderful Son's name I speak these things, Amen
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