The Walking on Water is one of the most well-known Bible passages alike... even those that have never picked up a Bible in their entire life know that Jesus walked on water, or at least they know the Bible tells us so. But I want to focus on another part of that passage.
(27) At once Jesus spoke to them, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid." (28) Peter said to him in reply, "Lord, if it is you command me to come to you on the water." (29) He said, "Come." Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus.
We always think about the miracle of Jesus walking on water, but stop to think about the courage and faith that Peter must have had to step out of the boat. All of the disciples were terrified of what they saw, but Peter asks if he can join Jesus. Instead of wondering how Jesus is doing it, he knows that if it is truly Jesus, then he will be able to walk on water too.
Another thing about that passage to understand is that a storm was going on throughout it, or at least very strong winds. It was not even a nice, clear afternoon, but rather a windy night. If I was one of the disciples, I probably would have thought Peter crazy for stepping out of that boat. But what courage that had to have taken.
There is certainly many lessons to be learned from Peter in this passage. With the Lord at our side, there is no impossible task. I would suggest that even now, if we had the faith of Peter, we could walk on water (after all, if we had faith the size of a mustard seed we would be able to move mountains). Sometimes all the Lord asks is the courage to walk out of the boat, He will take care of the rest (when Peter began to sink, it is Jesus who stretched out His hand to catch him). The Lord is there when we fall, He will catch us.
When Jesus asks us to perform some task we think to be impossible and do not know if we can do, will we too have the courage to step out of the boat?
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