In the preceding verse ( Matthew 14:24), we observe that the ship was being tossed about in the sea. When Jesus told him, 'Come', Peter stepped on the water and WALKED on water. Lord, if it be thou, bid me to come unto thee on the water' ( Matthew 14:28). I don't know what came over Peter, but he said, '. They thought he was a spirit and were alarmed but Jesus reassured them that he was the one. This same Peter was at sea with the other apostles and saw Jesus walking on the water towards them in the night. Have you had an encounter with Jesus? Have you confessed your sins to him? He is knocking at the door of your heart, ready to receive and turn things around in your life and business. Peter and his crew left everything and from that day became Jesus disciples. Jesus responded and said, 'Fear not, from henceforth thou shall catch men' ( Luke 5:10b). He was so astonished that he fell at the feet of Jesus and confessed, '.Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord' ( Luke 5:8).

The greatest he had ever experienced as a fisherman ( Luke 5: 4-7). He obeyed Jesus command to launch into the deep after that frustrating night and had a net breaking catch. He loaned his boat to Jesus to preach the gospel and got a turnaround in his business. THE FISHERMAN AND THE FISHER OF MEN - A DIVINE ENCOUNTERĪt the lake of Gennesaret, Peter had a life changing encounter with Jesus. Jesus feels our frustrations, hears our lamentations and is ready to help us if we obey him. Frustrations and failures sorround us and the fear of not measuring up to the standard of society plague our thoughts daily. You can actually hear the lamentation and frustration in his voice when he told Jesus in Luke 5:5, '.We have toiled all night and taken nothing.' It was the voice of a broken business man. Jesus met him one early morning washing his fishing nets with his crew after a fruitless night at sea. Peter's life reflects that of many disciples today. Peter, like you and I, had good, bad and ugly moments in his life and ministry. Peter actually walked on water briefly the only human to have accomplished such feat without magic. One of the most astonishing sentence of the Holy Scriptures is found in Matthew 14:28, 'And when Peter was come down out of the ship, HE WALKED ON THE WATER, to go to Jesus.

And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.īut when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.Īnd immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit and they cried out for fear.īut straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer it is I be not afraid.Īnd Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.Īnd he said, Come.

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