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The Sea Walker Trumps Fear

3/25/2013

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03-26-13  The Sea Walker Trumps Fear

Last Wednesday I wrote an article, Antidote to Fear and many people read the article, actually one of the most read articles of all time for me. Deborah Roberson, a friend from Ben Townsend’s church way up North in Michigan, responded with this gem:

“As older Christians, we can look back on the times Jesus brought us "through" a storm, thus increasing our faith. Remember when it wasn't so, uh, easy? We sat in the boat thinking we were surely going to sink at any moment. The wind was a constant nagging assurance that we never should have left the shore. Then there were the waves that persistently slapped our faces, vying for our attention to prove the situation more mighty than The Almighty. And who could forget the thunderous noise from our critics which are never in short supply?

I will pray for your friend. Different sea, different boat, same Master of the Sea. ‘Lord, increase our faith.’”

The main problem facing us as Christians is the same reason we fail to experience the majesty of Christ calming stormy seas. “We tip toe safely to the grave” rather than obey the Master, is the mindset of our time. We refuse to leave the boat and attempt to break Peter’s record for walking on water.

Matthew 14:29, “And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.”

Copyright © 2013  Larry Lilly

                                                                       


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Oral Deckard link
3/25/2013 12:04:39 pm

Tip toeing safely to the grave sounds like being too timid to take any risk. It sounds a lot like the parable of the three servants who were given some money to hold until their master's return. The one who took no risk, and preserved every bit of it, was not praised. Those who invested it wisely and increased it did so by taking some risk.

When risks are taken, things don't always go well. That is what risk means. Even the greatest ships sometimes sink in storms or ice burgs. But I once read somewhere that mighty ships are not designed for the safety of the harbor, where they accomplish nothing.

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David link
3/25/2013 02:16:15 pm

Dear Dr. Lilly I want to thank you for your article today. Sometimes we get so caught up in our storm that we do not hear the Saviour calling to us to get out of the boat and walk on the water. If He calls you can bet you will be empowered to walk.

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