Step out

"...And Jesus said, …Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid(Matt14:27). No wonder Peter wanted to go to Him, water or no water. But he was not fanatical, for he said to the Lord, …bid me come unto the water(v.28). There’s a difference between faith and fanatism. Faith refuses to take one step unless she has the Word of God under her feet, whereas fanatism is ready to be guided by feelings and impressions alone. George Mueller said, “I must have the Word before I move.”

The Lord Jesus said to Peter, “Come”(v29) Blessed Jesus!He always says “Come, “ never ”Go.”…

Then I heard that voice. He said, “Walk on the water. You have been looking for improvements in symptoms, a change in the natural order of things. Stop it. That isn’t it at all. My Word is absolutely true. My healing is supernatural. It doesn’t matter how you feel. Step out.” And I did.

A spiritual song the Lord gave my sister, Amy, has been singing in the air and in my spirit ever since.

Drear was the hour, tossed with the bark,

A spirit seemed coming to them through the dark,

Walking the waters, whoever heard?

Someone cried joyful, “See, ‘this the Lord.”

Refrain

Step out like Peter, walk upon the water,

Step out like Peter, walk upon the sea!Come!

Step out like Peter, walk upon the water,

Step out like Peter. They Lord will walk with thee.

“Lord. If it be Thou, bid me to come,

Walking beside Thee the waves are my home.

Off with my fisher’s coat, now for the sea.

Seeing Thee only I walk with Thee.

Boisterous the billows, Peter looked round;

“Lord, in this tempest I’ll surely be drowned.”

Sinking I perish, “Lord, pull me out!”

Kind was the answer, “Why didst thou doubt?”

Some walk quite boldly with Christ on the land,

Joyful and eager to fill His command;

But should He call them to Him on the sea,

Fainting and fearful their poor hearts would be.

 (Healling Treasury, Lilian B. Yeomans M.D)