When they had rowed three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified.
(John
6:19, NIV)
I
have a friend who says Jesus likes to rock our end tables. We are
sitting there nice and comfortable on our couches, everything is in
order, the lamp is on the end table giving out a nice glow of light
and then God comes in and rocks or even knocks over our end table.
God has been know to even smash end tables. God has a way of
dismantling our wrong beliefs, sensibilities, and world views.
I
have had my end tables smashed. I tried putting them together with
duct tape, screws and nails, but they would not hold the lamp any
more. I then just set them in the corner and tried to figure out
what I could use them for. I finally figured out they weren’t good
for anything any more, and threw them out. God will definitely do
things that you don’t think He would do. We think God is going to
do what is best for us, but we are wrong. He is going to do what is
really
best for us.
We
want our lives nice, easy, safe, orderly, fun, organized, full of
what ever, while God wants us to be conformed to the image of Christ.
There in is the problem. We are really wanting God to do our will,
and He is set upon doing His will, not only in our lives but also in
the lives of others, which really is best for us all.
Jesus
would never do that! Do what? Walk on water? Do things that are not
expected or normal? Do things that will scare you?
Jesus
said, “Don‘t be afraid, it‘s Me!.” They could have ignored
the apparition, paddled harder, and talked about how their
imaginations and fear got the best of them. Not only seeing things,
but hearing things. Peter says, “Lord if it is You, call me to
come.” Jesus says, “Come on Peter, I want to give you a bigger
revelation of who I Am. I want to reveal myself to you in a way you
have never known Me, and could not except for this circumstance. I
Am much more than you have ever imagined, or known. I don’t just
give life, I Am Life! I don’t just speak truth, I Am Truth! I
don’t just show the way, I Am the Way!
God
can and does come to us in unfamiliar ways that we will not always
recognize. Let's not let fear hinder us from coming to and learning
from Him. “Lord if that is You, call me to come.” We think that
to be uncertainty, but it is courage in the very face of fear. I’m
scared Lord, but if that is You, call to me, and help me to come.
