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All right , welcome to the Daily Blade . This week we're gonna do a deep dive on Matthew , chapter 14 , a very famous event Jesus walking on water . I'm going to read the whole thing and then each day we will dissect a part of it . It's Matthew 14 , beginning in verse 22 . The Bible says immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him on the other side while he dismissed the crowds . And after he dismissed the crowds he went up on the mountain by himself to pray . When evening came he was there alone .
Speaker 2But the boat by this time was a long way from the land , beaten by the waves , for the wind was against it . 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 said it is a ghost . And they cried out in fear . But immediately Jesus spoke to them saying take heart , it is , I do not be afraid . And Peter answered 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 . But when he saw the wind he was afraid and , beginning to sink , he cried out Lord , save me . And Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him saying oh , you have little faith , why do you doubt ? And when they got into the boat , the wind ceased and those in the boat worshiped him , saying truly , you are the son of
God . Here's what I want to focus on today . Immediately he , jesus , made the disciples get in the boat and go before him to the other side , while he dismissed the crowds . The reason he was dismissing the crowds is because he had just poured himself out in ministry . He had just fed 5,000 people with a little bit of fish and a little bit of bread verse 23 . And after he had dismissed the crowds , he went up by the mountain by himself to pray . When evening came , he was there alone .
Speaker 2Listen , men , in order to grow in your faith , you're going to need some sort of combination of the following three things You've got to have God's presence , god's people and God's word . You got to have God's presence . This is typically like worship and prayer . You got to have God's presence , god's people and God's word . You got to have God's presence . This is typically like worship and prayer . You got to have God's people . This is both like sitting around in Bible study with guys to share your life with like I call Matt Carriers or Kyle calls Foxhole Brothers and there needs to be people that you're serving and you got to have God's word .
Speaker 2This is taken in sermons and personal Bible study . And so let me ask you do you have those things in your life and do you have a regular rhythm of solitude and prayer ? This is a must . Listening to podcasts are great . Of course they are , or we wouldn't make them for you , but they will only be supplemental . Do you have a regular rhythm of solitude and prayer ? This is a must .
Speaker 2Jesus , on a regular basis , is going to go . Be alone with the father
. When Jesus teaches us how to pray , he says go into your prayer closet . This means that we are to do this between us and God . When Jesus gives us our Lord's prayer , that we are to pray the model prayer , he says that we are to ask God for our daily bread . Implicit in this is that we are doing this on a daily basis .
Speaker 2Listen , the daily blade can be a great starter for you , or the daily blade could be a great supplement , but it will not sustain you what you are going to need to do is find a consistent time and place to do some Bible study and prayer alone with the Father . For me , I've got three different places . When I can get to the woods , I go to the woods . If I can't go to the woods , I go to my back porch . There's one particular chair that I have in my office and I don't work from that chair . I only sit in that particular chair to read the scriptures and spend time in prayer .
Speaker 2Listen , this time alone with the Lord . It's not magical . It's about repentance and reorienting your life so that you can be ready for what's next and what God is going to do . Next , jesus is going to walk on water . It's a really big deal . So let me ask you do you have a consistent daily time with the Lord where you get along with him , where you can be in his presence , you can be in his word , you can hear from him and he hears from you ? If not , then you need to change that
now . This podcast will not be enough to sustain you . It's got to be a consistent , regular time , like Jesus , where you get along , where you turn down the noise of this world so you can tune your ear into the voice of God in your life . Make it a regular practice today .
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