"Men's hearts failing them for fear,
and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth..."
- Luke 21:26 -
I was so struck when I read this verse yesterday morning. It immediately took my mind to the following passage.
"But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him, they were troubled; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sin, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased."
- taken from Matthew 14:22-32 -
When we keep our eyes on the Lord we can walk with strength and confidence through places we could never walk otherwise. It is when we start looking around at the waves, at all that is happening around us, that our strength fails, we are overcome with fear and our hearts fail and we faint. It is our lack of faith that causes us to doubt. Our lack of confidence causes us to waver. Yes, sometimes the waves are big and we feel the force of the wind around us. We feel like we are walking only fictitiously on water, but in reality our feet are set solidly on the Rock of our Salvation, Jesus Christ. Let us keep our eyes steadfastly set on Him! We don't need to look around. All we need to see is Him.
"In thy light shall we see light."
- Psalm 36:9b -
"Men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?"
- Luke 18:1b,8b -
~Brittany
