Matthew 14:25-33
During the fourth watch of the night 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. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!" 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."
The scariest part of the story was not seeing a "ghost". We get into the scariest situation when we start doubting God, like Peter did. It's scary to think when someone starts doubting God. We all do at some point of time in our lives, when we are tested to the maximum. The scariest part is when we fix our eyes on the "wind" instead of fixing our eyes on the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Author and Finisher of our faith. He starts the Christformation in us and makes sure that we are filled of His divine nature in our new born again spirit before we meet Him again, face to face. It would be impossible to meet Him face to face again without being filled with His divine nature. Faith is one important part of His divine nature that must be formed in us.
It is possible to be full of faith and we must work towards being full of Him, not only in faith but in other parts of His divine nature too. It comes through a life of obedience to all that He had commanded. We have to learn to obey Him. Even the Lord Jesus Christ had to learn to obey the Father. Some claim that our Christian life is without the "wind"?. The scariest part of your life is when you start doubting Him. That's where you have seen the "wind" that blows against your life. Mark the words of the Lord, "You of little faith." The lesser the faith, the lesser will be the Christformation in you.
I can't imagine how scary it would be to see you without Christformation in you, when the time comes, finally. It is already scary to leave your house unoccupied even now when you are on earth, what more for eternity? I can't imagine it. I just can't imagine it, let me stress it here again.
