FAITH CAPSULE: The hand of God is not shortened to extend deliverance miracle.
Matthew 14:22-36
The Gift of God is here not that He is coming. Jesus, the gift of God for man testified, “…I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” Jesus is here to give life abundantly are you doubting His word? It is doubt that denies man from taking the Gift of God for man. With doubt trouble treats man. Jesus said, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? (Luke 24:38) With doubt, believe of man becomes shattered in the heart. Jesus encouraged us “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. (John 14:1)
Faith is what pleases God. Faith is also a key to ask and receive from God. Are you a believer with faith? Most times when believers operate faith like a floating balloon, it is doubt that can deflate balloon and cause it grounded. The word of God demands faith with no doubt. James 1:6 bolstered us against doubt stating, “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.”
Once, disciples of Jesus were on a journey on the water ahead of Jesus. While the disciples were in the middle of the journey on the sea, the boat experienced waves. Jesus could not abandon His disciples when He walked on the waves of the water. Peter saw Jesus walking on the water and asked from Jesus for him to walk like Jesus on the water. Jesus called Peter to walk as the story of Peter changed because of faith. The bible recorded, “So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” (Matthew 14:29-30) Jesus was not a stranger to Jesus’ miracles but Peter became an estranged disciple of Jesus to miracles of Jesus. Man should not believe in God and operate doubt at all time. Peter’s challenge was none other challenge than allowing doubt in the place of faith. Just as Peter was sinking instead of walking on his troubled water, Jesus reacted as it is written, “And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.” (Matthew 14:31-32)
Without doubt, it was doubt of Peter that caused his faith to sink in the troubled water of Peter.
Are you experiencing or seeing troubled water ahead of your journey? It is important to see that the hand of God is not shortened to extend deliverance miracle.
Prayer for today: Ask God for deliverance from the spirit of doubt.