Time to get out of the boat.

Matthew 14:22-33

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

29 “Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

I believe this story is not only about Jesus' power but what is called of us when we follow him. We must get out of the boat like Peter but unlike Peter we must not take our eyes off the Lord. The boat offers security from the storms outside of it hitting the haul but it is a false security for a boat could not possibly hold up. Jesus is calling us out unto the water to join him in his work but when we take our eyes off of him and his word we fail and sink.

I guess what I am saying we need to be different when the world calls for blood we call for peace. When the world says God is dead we say no he is alive. When we see the unsaved we must reach out to them with all the love in our hearts because in the end that is what will save us and this country not hate not guns not a revolution but love. 

Never forget you is the Lord for if you take your eyes off of him you will be swayed to one of these factions that claim to be followers but really following their own idol their own god that they but a Jesus mask on. The second you forget the Lord we serve is the second we stop following him. So reachout to other get out of the boat show the love of Christ to others tell them the good news. Get your hand dirty by helping out the least of us and never put anyone anything above him.