When they had rowed about three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened. But he said to them, "It is I; don't be afraid."
The body of Christ is very different from any other body that you can see. In fact, there is no body like the body of Christ. Jesus Christ our Lord is the firstborn of God and He is different from the first Adam. The first Adam was of this earth and the last Adam is of heaven. The first Adam became a living spirit but the Last Adam is a life-giving spirit. The body of the Last Adam is different from the body of the First Adam. The body of the first Adam could not walk on water, but the body of Christ could walk on water, as you could see from the passage above. There is everything different about the body of Christ and the body of the first Adam. The body of the Last Adam gives life ,but the body of the first Adam leads to death.
Luke 8:45-48
"Who touched me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you." But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me." Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace."
The body of Christ is powerful, as compared to any other ordinary body. There is power in that body. The body of Christ is different from any other body you see. Other bodies do not have the power of God in it, but His does. The body of the Lord Jesus Christ is different. It's not what you ordinarily see around you. It is different in every sense of that word. There is unmatched power in the body of Christ. No one can match that power on Earth, especially the body of those who belong to the first Adam. The body of the first Adam is just normal body with no power in it. Who can stand before Christ our Lord and challenge Him? You will be put to eternal shame and disgrace, if you do. Don't challenge the body of Christ. That's what they tried to do, and this is what really happened.
John 20:26
A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"
Is it possible for a man who was cruelly murdered and crucified on the cross, to come and stand before you when the doors to your house is locked from inside, one week later? The body of Christ is different from the the supposedly 'strong' bodies of the soldiers who had tortured and killed Him. Is it possible for someone who had suffered like that before those wicked and cruel men to come and say, "peace be with you", a week later? These soldiers had thought to themselves that there were no stronger man than them around. Probably, they misjudged the situation by the size of the body and forgot about the power of God in that body. The first Adam's body might have the size but they don't have God's power in them. Just like the Philistines, the Anakites or Goliath as compared to young David who had the power of God. Maybe, it's time for a demonstration of God's power. They had thought that they could finish Christ off on the cross, but little did they know that their power is limited to physical abuse but the power of the body of Christ is limitless. It's the power of God they were trying to match with. How can the body of wicked men match the power of the body of Christ? You cannot imagine the things that could happen through the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:27
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
