Walking On Water

Peter walked on water. 

 

But why? 

 

What caused him to step out of a perfectly good boat, 

 

And onto the turbulent waters of the sea? 

 

Jesus didn’t ask him to. 

 

In fact, Peter suggested it to him. 

 

So why would he do it? 

 

Perhaps, the answer to that, is one you and I can resonate with all too well.

 

 

 

It was a pretty adventurous day. Miracles were done, the gospel was preached, and people were ministered too, all without rest or food. Then word comes that John had been beheaded. And in an attempt to get away and rest, thousands of hungry, helpless people crowd around them on a remote hillside. 

 

Being late in the day, they came to Jesus with concern - It’s late, and these people need to be fed. 

 

But what does Jesus tell them? 

 

“You give them something to eat!” 

 

Listen to their response to Jesus in Mark 6:37

 

“That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”

 

In other words, 

 

Hold on! We’ve given everything we can. And now you want us to go and use up more energy and resource.

 

It’s a familiar feeling we don’t like to admit at times, but it sounds more like this, 

 

What do you want from me? Do you see what I’ve already done? IS THERE NO END TO IT?