Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
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Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
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Hopelessness plagues most people at some point or another. It isn't reserved for a select few. Even many of our honored Biblical heroes suffered from a lack of hope from time to time. Tony Evans shares thoughts on how to have hope and overcome despair in this short reading plan.
Have you ever experienced failure? If you have spent any amount of time in life on this earth you have failed, and those failures can break you. If there is one person who understood failure in full measure it would be the Apostle Peter. This plan will share three incidences in the life of Peter that perhaps you can identify with. God can teach us that failure is not fatal.
If you are in a situation where you cannot imagine a good outcome or where you feel hemmed in by your circumstances, it can be easy to be tempted to give up hope. But don’t forget that God knows exactly where you are. He hasn’t lost track of you. And He will bring you through if you keep your eyes on Him.
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