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Speaker 2All right , welcome back to Matthew , chapter 14 . I'm gonna pick up from the beginning again . I know it's repetitive , but trust me , we need to hear this over and over and over , beginning in verse 22, . Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side , while he dismissed the crowd . And after he had dismissed the crowds , he went up on the mountainside by himself to pray . And when evening came , he was there alone . But the boat by this time was a long way from the land , beaten by the waves , for the wind was against them . And in the fourth watch of the night , jesus came to them walking on the sea . But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea , they were terrified and they said it's a ghost . And they cried out in fear . But immediately Jesus spoke to them saying take heart , it is , I do not be afraid .
Speaker 2Verse 28 . And Peter answering him Lord , if it is , you , command me to come to you on the water . And Jesus said come . So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus . Now . What a miracle . Now , before you get to the part that's going to happen tomorrow , that everybody is well aware of . Before you get to that , first of all , notice this Peter got out of the boat . Peter walked on the water . Well , the real question here why in the world did Peter ask to come out and walk on the water ? He says , lord , if it's you , command me to come out to you on the water . Well , lord , if it's you , command me to come out to you on the water . Well , here's why .
Speaker 2Because Peter is what's called a Talmudim . In the first century , every little boy and girl would have gone to Hebrew school it was called Bet-Mirash , and they would have memorized much of the Torah , the first five books of the Bible . And if you were the best of the next level of Hebrew school and you would have studied really all of the Old Testament , and then if you were the best of the best of the best , then you would have been invited to go and study under a rabbi . And if you didn't make the cut , then you were told listen , you love the Torah , you love God , but why don't you go and learn the trade of your father ? Well , if you'll remember that Jesus meets Peter working for his dad and Jesus invites Peter to follow Jesus as a Talmudim , and what it means to be a Talmudim is that you would be covered in the dust of your rabbi , that you would follow your rabbi , and you didn't just learn the things they taught , but you believed that you were going to become like the rabbi you followed . And so what Peter is saying is all right . Well , if I'm your follower and you are my leader , then I'm supposed to be able to do what you can do . So if you are who you say you are and I am your follower , then call me to follow in your footsteps . And that's what Jesus tells Peter to do Get out of the boat .
Speaker 2So let me ask you , where is God calling you to get out of the boat , the boat . So let me ask you , where is God calling you to get out of the boat ? Like what is that thing in your life that you know deep down in your soul , louder than you can hear my voice right now , that you know God is calling you to step out of the boat , to step out of the safety of your regular life , to step out of the comfortable of your regular life and step into obedience to the voice of God . Maybe it doesn't make sense , but you know the step of obedience that he's calling you to take , you know , that courageous step of faith . What is it ? Maybe is to forgive that person that you have not forgiven . Maybe it's to pick up the phone and call that person and begin that really , really difficult process of reconciliation . Or , men , maybe God is calling you to actually love your wife , like Christ loved the church . Quit being lazy and quit trying to be served , and why don't you become a servant ? Maybe he's calling you to be radically generous and write that check to the kingdom of God . Maybe it's to share your faith with the person that you've been praying for . You just haven't opened your mouth to talk to him about Jesus . Maybe what he's calling you to do is start that ministry .
Speaker 2Here's the thing . You have no idea what hangs in the balance . You see , oftentimes in scriptures , the thing that would accompany the miracles of Jesus was a step of faith or activity by the person that received the miracle , like in the book of Acts when Peter says silver and gold have I ? None , but what I have , I give unto you in the name of Jesus , stand up and walk . And then he reaches out his hand to the man on the sidewalk . And it was in the activity of the reaching out of the hand that the man began to walk . I just wonder , in today's time , how many miracles are still sitting on the sidewalk because men have not done what Jesus has told them to do ? So let me ask you very bluntly what is Jesus telling you to do ? It may be scary , it may not make sense , but you have no idea what hangs in the balance . I dare you to quit with the excuses and be faithful and step out of the boat .
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