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Walking on Water

28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind,he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” Matthew 14:28-33 Walking on Water. Peter got to! Jesus called to him and he stepped out, in faith, fixing his eyes on Jesus. He stinkin walked on water! How neat is that.  But then the winds--- he took his gaze off Jesus. He became afraid, and He began to sink. He began to focus on the circumstances of the situation rather than the orchestrator of them.  But then, Peter cries out "save me" and Jesus IMMEDIATELY reaches ou...

Brand Plucked from the Fire.

Zechariah 3:2-4 (read the whole chapter!-- it's that good)   2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. 4 And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” We are Brands Plucked from the fire. My heart was full as I was reminded of this scripture--- this past week. Randomly? (not so random... hello Spirit) the thought "a brand plucked from the fire" came to mind. I went home and looked back in my journal... it was the same passage He gave me two years ago! and even better--- it was the exact day. I hope that gives you goose bumps. He is a God of the details... hello!!!! This passage is one of those mo...