Pastor Jerry Sander of Calvary Chapel Boca Raton reflects on the story of Jesus walking on water in the Gospel of Matthew — and how fear can draw a person closer to God.
'Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.’ 'And Peter answered Him and said, ‘Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.’ So He said, ‘Come.
These verses come from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible. Not much is known about St. Matthew, who is credited with writing the Gospel of Matthew, according to the Christian website Overviewbible.com. When Matthew was called by Jesus to be one of his disciples, he was employed as a publican or tax collector, which was a 'reviled profession' at the time. And though he's one of the authors of the Gospels, St.
This trip turned out to be anything but,' he said. 'It was a huge storm.' 'These men were in serious danger and were fearful for their lives,' said Sander. Jesus, who went up on a mountain to pray, could see that His friends were 'floundering, fretting, and fearing,' he explained. 'That's when Jesus began walking towards them on water, an unbelievable miracle in and of itself.
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