TEXT: Ephesians 5:16
INTRODUCTION:
A man of God once asked his Church members during a New Year eve around
11:38pm, “How many of you still believe that he could own a house before the
end of this year? They looked at one another in surprise of that kind of
question.
They all kept quiet for some seconds. But a man raised his hand and
warmly said, “I believe sir”. The man of God laughed and then asked the man to
step forward. “These are the keys to your house”, the man of God said. The man
was so shocked, even the whole congregation.
Peter along with the disciples
were in a boat sailing to Gennesaret, an area around Capernaum and Bethsaida.
They had left Jesus behind on
land and he had no boat. Eventually Jesus went on and walked out to the
disciples on the water in which they were terrified. Peter challenged the man
walking on water to prove it was Jesus, by proposing that he would come out
onto the water himself. So Simon went out on the water with Jesus. As Peter
walked on the water he became fearful of the wind and began to sink into the
water. He cried out for Jesus to save him. Jesus reached out his hand and
caught Peter asking Peter why he had such little faith and doubted.
APPLICATION/CONCLUSION
Out of all the disciples, Peter
was the only one who walked on the waters. He quickly seized the opportunity
with faith and courage. As good Disciples of Christ, we should be sensitive to
the opportunities that have been preloaded in each day and make good use of
them to the glory of God. You out of all people can make a good difference by
being sensitive to God-given opportunities. God is always glad when we are
sensitive and responsive to His signals.
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