they saw Him and were frightened, Jesus immediately told them not to be afraid.
Then He got up on the boat.
After the sea had calmed down and the wind had ceased, all were amazed. They
came to Christ, bowed and said, “Truly you are the Son of God” (“The Gospel of
Matthew”, ch. 14, verse 33). Nevertheless, Peter, who wanted to show his faith to
the other disciples, said courageously: “If it is really You, then command me to
come to You on water”. “Come!” Jesus told him. Peter went down from the boat
and went to Jesus. When he saw that the storm was strong and the waves were
roaring wrathfully, he was afraid and began to sink. Startled, he cried for help.
Immediately, the Lord stretched out His hand towards his apprentice and took him
out of the water and led him to the ship, rebuking him: “You of little faith, why did
you doubt?” (Charles Dickens 2010). This time, the lesson of faith given by their
teacher was complete.
However, they still had much to learn. In the 40 days that had passed since the
resurrection to the ascension in glory to our Heavenly Father, Jesus was concerned
only with their preparation. They finally got the message of their mission (The
Bible, The New Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”).
32 We often get to another
dimension, we often experience the same situations as Peter did. We start with
momentum and, at the first storm that comes into our way on the road of life, we
lose ourselves. We often cry in our prayers as Peter did: “Lord, save us!” And even
if the answer does not come right away and we float for a while on the raging sea,
the Lord will surely come, at the proper time, if we cry with faith (The Bible, The
New Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”).
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1.5 The Mirage of the Sea, an Epilogue of Christ’s
Resurrection, Love and Christian Service
Easter had passed with its earthshaking events. Despite the measures taken by the
Sanhedrin (the Jewish Supreme Court of the time, led by the High Priest), the news
about Christ’s Resurrection spread quickly. Although the disciples had been told
repeatedly and as clearly as possible that He would rise from the dead (The Bible,
The New Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”, ch. 16, verse 21; ch. 7, verse 9, 23;
ch. 27, verse 63; “The Gospel of Mark”, ch. 8, verse 21; “The Gospel of Luke”,
ch. 18, verse 33 and ch. 24, verse 7), at first, they could not believe that He would
die. In three and a half years, they had seen so many miracles performed by their
32 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And
surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (The Bible, The New Testament, “The
Gospel of Matthew”, ch. 28, verse 19 and 20).
33 “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer” (The Bible, The New Testament,
“The Gospel of Matthew”, ch. 21, verse 22; ch. 17, verse 20).
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Then He got up on the boat.
After the sea had calmed down and the wind had ceased, all were amazed. They
came to Christ, bowed and said, “Truly you are the Son of God” (“The Gospel of
Matthew”, ch. 14, verse 33). Nevertheless, Peter, who wanted to show his faith to
the other disciples, said courageously: “If it is really You, then command me to
come to You on water”. “Come!” Jesus told him. Peter went down from the boat
and went to Jesus. When he saw that the storm was strong and the waves were
roaring wrathfully, he was afraid and began to sink. Startled, he cried for help.
Immediately, the Lord stretched out His hand towards his apprentice and took him
out of the water and led him to the ship, rebuking him: “You of little faith, why did
you doubt?” (Charles Dickens 2010). This time, the lesson of faith given by their
teacher was complete.
However, they still had much to learn. In the 40 days that had passed since the
resurrection to the ascension in glory to our Heavenly Father, Jesus was concerned
only with their preparation. They finally got the message of their mission (The
Bible, The New Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”).
32 We often get to another
dimension, we often experience the same situations as Peter did. We start with
momentum and, at the first storm that comes into our way on the road of life, we
lose ourselves. We often cry in our prayers as Peter did: “Lord, save us!” And even
if the answer does not come right away and we float for a while on the raging sea,
the Lord will surely come, at the proper time, if we cry with faith (The Bible, The
New Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”).
33
1.5 The Mirage of the Sea, an Epilogue of Christ’s
Resurrection, Love and Christian Service
Easter had passed with its earthshaking events. Despite the measures taken by the
Sanhedrin (the Jewish Supreme Court of the time, led by the High Priest), the news
about Christ’s Resurrection spread quickly. Although the disciples had been told
repeatedly and as clearly as possible that He would rise from the dead (The Bible,
The New Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”, ch. 16, verse 21; ch. 7, verse 9, 23;
ch. 27, verse 63; “The Gospel of Mark”, ch. 8, verse 21; “The Gospel of Luke”,
ch. 18, verse 33 and ch. 24, verse 7), at first, they could not believe that He would
die. In three and a half years, they had seen so many miracles performed by their
32 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And
surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (The Bible, The New Testament, “The
Gospel of Matthew”, ch. 28, verse 19 and 20).
33 “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer” (The Bible, The New Testament,
“The Gospel of Matthew”, ch. 21, verse 22; ch. 17, verse 20).
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