Fix Your Eyes on Jesus

Devotional Reading: He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. Matthew 14:29 ESV

Have you ever doubted God? Have you ever felt like you are slowly sinking into the chaos that is life? What if I told you that there’s a way that you can walk on what others are sinking in?

We all feel like we’re sinking at times. We sink when what is around us becomes more of a focus than what’s ahead of us. Peter begins to sink when his focus moved from His Savior to his storm. As soon as he began to fixate on the wind and the waves, he began to sink. When he was walking on the water, it was when he was focused on the Savior. Hebrews 12 says to “fix your eyes on Jesus.” If you’re focused on Him, you can walk on what others are sinking in!

It can be difficult to understand that following God doesn’t mean that we won’t go through storms, but He promises that He will be with us in the midst of them. We are going to have to walk through storms, but if we can fix our eyes on Jesus, what is around us will have no power over us.

The good news is that we don’t have to face storms in the same way the world does. We face storms with the confidence and the knowledge that God is with us and for us, and if He asked us to get out of the boat then we can be assured that He will provide supernatural power to walk on the water. Fix your eyes on Him!

Prayer and Confession
I am not overwhelmed by the circumstances around me. My eyes is fixed on Jesus and I will get through difficult times with Grace. Amen!

Further Reading: Matthew 14:25-31