Matt 14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
This is a very strange verse and statement. Try to put yourself in Peter’s situation. He is in a boat that is facing a huge storm. He has already seen and experienced Jesus calming a storm. He knew what Jesus was capable of. So wouldn’t the natural response be: If that is you, please calm this storm? If that is you, please give us a miracle. If that is really you, and you really are what you claim to be, then command the wind to be still. But instead, Peter said: If that is you, bid to come to you on the water. By this statement, Peter makes it clear that he is more interested in Jesus than he is in his miracle. If I can only have you, I don’t care about this storm I don’t worry about this situation. If I can only have you… If that is really you, please let me come to you!
What would you be most interested in? Jesus or the miracle? The truth of the matter is this. If you get Jesus, you also get your miracle. Seek ye first… When he had Jesus, Jesus also stilled the storm.
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