Walking on Water

In Matthew 14:25-33, Jesus walks on water. And Peter gets out of the boat to go meet him, and for a short time, walked on water as well. But then Peter saw the weather, grew afraid, and began to sink. And Christ rebuked him, saying, “O thou of little faith.” And we often remark on Peter's lack of faith in this passage. But think about this: he got out of the boat. He had enough faith to get out of the boat and begin walking on water. How many of us have that amount of faith? Peter walked on water, for a short time, because of his faith. We criticize his lack of faith in sinking. Have we gotten out of the boat? Or do we have even less faith than Peter? Can Christ say to us, “O thou of little faith?” Let us press on toward the goal, and work to help our faith grow!