Jul24

Written by:Nathan Williams
Thursday, July 24, 2008

"You of little faith, why did you doubt?" Jesus asked Peter in Matt. 14:31.  Yeah, Peter, you are so weak.  I can't believe you took your eyes off Jesus.  I can't believe you had such little faith.  You are a disgrace to the human race.  You failed the test.

Who am I kidding?

I doubt I would have been the one to step out of the boat and start walking on a boisterous sea.  Humans are ALL weak and sinful and lack faith.  Peter probably had more faith than most, and perhaps that's why we like to criticize him so much.  It's easy to target people who are out front, in the lead, taking risks.  It's especially easy when they fail.  I have heard many Bible classes which tore Peter up for his lack of faith.

I'd like to point out that Peter, unlike so many of us, knew exactly where to turn when he started to sink.  "He cried out, 'Lord, save me!'" (Matt. 14:30).  The test is not whether we will get through this life with an unshaken faith.  The test is, to whom will we turn when we are sinking?  Peter is a great example.

God bless,
Nathan

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