Our paragraph topic is: (Peter walks on the water) Part 4.
The heart was elated. The heart was filled with joy. The heart was in Christ and Christ was in Peter. For Peter walked on water. There was no doubt in this fact. It happened. He experienced it within himself, within his heart, within his being, within his mind, within his soul. And his heart was elated. His heart was overjoyed. But he allowed something to happen. He allowed the world to come in. He allowed the wind and the waves to change his heart. He allowed what was happening around him to take the focus from his heart to his mind and the mind brought in the world. How is this happening? How am I walking on water? How is the water supporting me that I can step as though I was on solid ground? These and other questions came to mind and invaded the heart to push Christ out.
The joy of the miracle was gone. The elation of the heart was gone. The light of the spirit left and in came doubt. And with doubt the miracle faded and Peter began to sink in the water. The more he allowed doubt to come the more he sank and with the sinking came fear. He was loosing the power of the spirit. He was experiencing the loss of faith in Christ. For it was through Christ the the miracle began. Christ said, "Come." And Peter came. Christ said walk on water and Peter walked on water. Christ said behold all things are possible within me and the possibility of walking on water became true with Peter. Yet just as the miracle happened, the miracle stopped happening when the heart stopped believing, the mind took over, and fear came in. But seeing the wind was strong, he was afraid; and as he began to sink he cried out saying, "Lord, save me!"
It is hard to imagine something that we have not seen before. It is difficult to believe in something that has not happened before. For history has not recorded anything like man walking on water. History has not given us any recollection of such happening that man can explain. So we do not believe. Our minds do not allow us to believe that such is possible. And thus we maintain a sense of skepticism, a degree of doubt and disbelief. If someone told us that we could be healed just by our belief in Christ, we would naturally doubt the assertion because there is little to no evidence of that fact. It is not established in the world by facts that we can intelligently believe. Yet it is this same doubt and disbelief that separates us from the opportunity to receive the healing powers of the spirit. And Jesus at once stretched forth his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? "
The kingdom of God is within our midst, if we believe. The kingdom of heaven is upon us, if we open our hearts to the power of the spirit. Christ told Peter to come. Christ tells us today that we can, we are, and we will. Do you believe? Do you know? Can you seek? Will you find? Will it be opened to you to see the power of Almighty God? Imagine what Peter felt walking on the water! Imagine what you will feel receiving your miracle! The world will hold on to you. The world will resist allowing you to make your transformation. The world will tell you that you are loosing reality, that we are not sane. The world will do everything to keep you from believing, but belief in Christ and his healing power requires that you let go of reality.
Belief in Christ and the things that are possible through him requires that you leave reality and the world behind. Belief in Christ requires that you take on a new reality in Christ and the kingdom of heaven. Only through this transformation will you be able to step into the kingdom and look back upon the world as another place. Come, experience the miracle of rebirth! You are not of the world. You are of the kingdom of heaven, only in the world to do the bidding of Christ, only to be his witness to the things that are. Your treasures are in heaven and not of this world. Discover the treasure in you and you will know the joy and peace of who you are. The world does not want you to know. The world wants to steal your treasure. The world wants you to sleep and be deceived about who you are in Christ. Peter was in Christ and Christ was in Peter as he walked on the water. Imagine what miracles you will experience when Christ is in you and you are in Christ. Faith is the belief in the desire to be one in Christ. How strong is your desire?
The heart was elated. The heart was filled with joy. The heart was in Christ and Christ was in Peter. For Peter walked on water. There was no doubt in this fact. It happened. He experienced it within himself, within his heart, within his being, within his mind, within his soul. And his heart was elated. His heart was overjoyed. But he allowed something to happen. He allowed the world to come in. He allowed the wind and the waves to change his heart. He allowed what was happening around him to take the focus from his heart to his mind and the mind brought in the world. How is this happening? How am I walking on water? How is the water supporting me that I can step as though I was on solid ground? These and other questions came to mind and invaded the heart to push Christ out.
The joy of the miracle was gone. The elation of the heart was gone. The light of the spirit left and in came doubt. And with doubt the miracle faded and Peter began to sink in the water. The more he allowed doubt to come the more he sank and with the sinking came fear. He was loosing the power of the spirit. He was experiencing the loss of faith in Christ. For it was through Christ the the miracle began. Christ said, "Come." And Peter came. Christ said walk on water and Peter walked on water. Christ said behold all things are possible within me and the possibility of walking on water became true with Peter. Yet just as the miracle happened, the miracle stopped happening when the heart stopped believing, the mind took over, and fear came in. But seeing the wind was strong, he was afraid; and as he began to sink he cried out saying, "Lord, save me!"
It is hard to imagine something that we have not seen before. It is difficult to believe in something that has not happened before. For history has not recorded anything like man walking on water. History has not given us any recollection of such happening that man can explain. So we do not believe. Our minds do not allow us to believe that such is possible. And thus we maintain a sense of skepticism, a degree of doubt and disbelief. If someone told us that we could be healed just by our belief in Christ, we would naturally doubt the assertion because there is little to no evidence of that fact. It is not established in the world by facts that we can intelligently believe. Yet it is this same doubt and disbelief that separates us from the opportunity to receive the healing powers of the spirit. And Jesus at once stretched forth his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? "
The kingdom of God is within our midst, if we believe. The kingdom of heaven is upon us, if we open our hearts to the power of the spirit. Christ told Peter to come. Christ tells us today that we can, we are, and we will. Do you believe? Do you know? Can you seek? Will you find? Will it be opened to you to see the power of Almighty God? Imagine what Peter felt walking on the water! Imagine what you will feel receiving your miracle! The world will hold on to you. The world will resist allowing you to make your transformation. The world will tell you that you are loosing reality, that we are not sane. The world will do everything to keep you from believing, but belief in Christ and his healing power requires that you let go of reality.
Belief in Christ and the things that are possible through him requires that you leave reality and the world behind. Belief in Christ requires that you take on a new reality in Christ and the kingdom of heaven. Only through this transformation will you be able to step into the kingdom and look back upon the world as another place. Come, experience the miracle of rebirth! You are not of the world. You are of the kingdom of heaven, only in the world to do the bidding of Christ, only to be his witness to the things that are. Your treasures are in heaven and not of this world. Discover the treasure in you and you will know the joy and peace of who you are. The world does not want you to know. The world wants to steal your treasure. The world wants you to sleep and be deceived about who you are in Christ. Peter was in Christ and Christ was in Peter as he walked on the water. Imagine what miracles you will experience when Christ is in you and you are in Christ. Faith is the belief in the desire to be one in Christ. How strong is your desire?
