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Keep Your Eyes on Jesus · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries,
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  bringing you another Bible bit for you to enjoy.
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  Keep your eyes on Jesus.
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  Today, as we journey through the scriptures, gleaning the truth that God has
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  in his word for each of us, we are going to begin our study of the familiar
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  account of Peter walking on water.
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  It is funny how we often start with the so-called punchline when we think of
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  this account in Matthew 14, 22-33.
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  But the truth is that this account teaches us many very valuable lessons.
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  These lessons lift us above our storm, increases our faith to such amounts so
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  that we can do extraordinary things through Jesus who strengthens us, Philippians 4.13.
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  But perhaps most importantly, these lessons teach us that God is always is near.
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  Therefore, the storm does not have the final say in the matter.
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  Friends, when storms arise in our life, and they will, man that is born of a
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  woman is a few days and full of trouble, Job 14.1.
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  But fear not. Jesus said, These things I have spoken unto you,
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  that in me you might have peace in the world you shall have tribulation but be of good cheer,
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  i have overcome the world john 16 33 you may find yourself in a storm but with
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  jesus by your side the storm doesn't have the final word.
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  When the storms of life arise, we must keep our eyes on Jesus,
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  trust His Word, and remember that He is always near.
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  I am certain that you are no different than I am, and that you have found yourself
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  in plenty of storms that you didn't ask for.
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  You may have even found yourself in a storm that you landed square in the middle
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  of, despite all your prayers, despite your faith in God, and even while you are trusting in Him.
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  In Matthew 14, 22-33, this is exactly the situation the disciples are facing.
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  The disciples were exactly where they should be. And straightway Jesus constrained
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  his disciples to get into a ship and to go before him unto the other side while
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  he sent the multitudes away.
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  Matthew 14, 22.
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  The disciples were fully following the Lord's command but were still facing trouble.
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  They were in the middle of the sea, exactly where God had told them to be.
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  The wind was blowing, and the waves were tossing their boat to and fro.
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  They were experienced fishermen, but the storm they were facing was completely beyond their control.
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  Sometimes we think that if we're walking with the Lord, everything should go smoothly.
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  We believe that obedience should keep us away from the storms of our life,
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  But this account of Peter caught in the storm and walking on water to Jesus
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  teaches us something entirely different.
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  It teaches us that there is much to learn in the storms of our life,
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  and it is important that we trust God through every moment of our life,
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  especially during the storms.
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  During the darkest part of the night, they saw Jesus walking on the water toward them.
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  Oh, my friend, don't let this wonderful revelation of who God is pass you by,
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  without taking to heart the full meaning of this truth.
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  When the disciples needed him most, he was already there waiting for them to acknowledge him.
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  He is already in the midst of your storm, waiting for you to trust him fully
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  and to let him into your situation.
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  What seemed like a frightening situation to these disciples became an opportunity,
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  for them to see the power of Jesus in a way they had never seen it before.
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  Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying of a truth,
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  Thou art the Son of God, Matthew 14, 33.
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  They were coming to know the full power of the presence of Jesus.
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  Peter teaches us that faith will sometimes call us out of our comfort zone.
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  But when we step out in faith, we must keep our eyes on the one who called us.
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  Don't forget to keep your eyes on Jesus. Trust his word and to remember that he is always near.
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  Remember you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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  Join us tomorrow as we continue our study on lessons learned from the account
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  of Peter walking on the water.
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