| Going 2
Ways by Cathy Vinson |
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Before
Peter would venture out on such a risk, he first said to Jesus, "Command me
to..." He would need the order from Jesus to take the step out of security. He knew
enough that he couldn't walk on top of water without the initiating and authoritative
command from the lips of the Lord of the universe.
No hesitation: Jesus said, "Come" (vs 29).
With this focus, what's to stop him now? Peter will do the supernatural, the UNnatural!
And he steps out. He is going and will go only one way: towards Jesus.
"BUT..." (vs 30) Sovereignly, a test was allowed to become a sparing partner to
the focus Peter was exercising those moments. The wind was "strong," strong
enough to equal the focus he had on Jesus.
As Jesus laid hold upon him and caught him up, He said "You of little faith. Why did
you doubt (dio - double, stanis - to stand; to stand in two ways)? Literally it could be
said "Why did you go two ways? You were coming towards Me. You let the obstacle come
in view to obliterate. You were left without the way of going towards Me; it became two
ways."
A general word for doubt (aporeo: a - negative, poros - a way) means to have no way. It
seems our faith has much to do with our perceived way of walking to Jesus, with Jesus, of
perceiving Jesus. Things will come to distract, but oh the panicking orphan-like feel of
doubting! We are left without one way or we end up standing in 2 ways, which to the Lord
is doubt.
Our way is Jesus. To stand in two ways is to sink. Having a way is going to Jesus, with
Jesus, and in sight of the Focus of everything that calls itself Christian: Jesus. |
