Fear creates barriers which Satan uses to keep us from God. We find the teachings of "fear not", "be anxious for nothing", and "do not worry" throughout the Bible and in this passage where Peter steps out of the boat and begins walking on water, we see the result of fear. As Peter begins to fear the storm, he begins to sink into the sea. When we live in fear as we encounter the storms of life, the troubles of this world, we begin to sink into depression, hopelessness, and despair. Yet we know as Christians, that we have nothing to fear because Jesus assures us that He will never turn away from us or forsake us.
Fear and worry are temptations which Satan will use to separate us from God. Like all temptations, we need to flee from these as well. To give into worry and fear, is to give control to Satan instead of reaching for the hand of Christ. As Jesus did with Peter, He will immediately lift us out of the sea of doubt and worry. The storms of life will be calmed and we will know that He is our Lord, the Son of God.
As Christians we need to live a fearless life by putting our faith and trust in Jesus. As we become more trusting, we will find that Jesus is putting us in touch with people who need to overcome the fears and worry of life as well. We need to be able to share Christ's message, "FEAR NOT".... a message of hope and promise for all who know Jesus as their Lord and Savior!
Discover and Proclaim the Truth of The Bible which is: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life." (John 3:16 NRSV). Jesus came to humanity to proclaim and give evidence to that love and He has commanded us to do the same. We, who believe, must not merely be followers, but we must be proclaimers of the Gospel Message and we can only do that by being filled with the love of God.
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