You Can Only Walk on Water If You Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

Shortly before dawn 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?” Matthew 14:25-31, NIV

Peter lost his focus and stumbled just like we lose focus and stumble. And what should always be the object of our focus—Jesus. Our eyes should be firmly fixed upon Jesus. Without Him we can do nothing but in Him we can do all things for it is Christ that supplies our strength (Philippians 4:13).

In order to live a victorious Christian life we must keep our focus upon Christ. We are to seek Christ above all and before all else. In Matthew 6:33, Jesus speaking, we are told to first seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

We are to keep our focus upon Christ; we are to seek Him deliberately, with determination, and with desperation. When you hunger for Christ that is exactly the manner in which you will seek Him. In Matthew 5:6, NIV, again Jesus speaking, tells us, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

Those who seek Christ will be satisfied for Christ is our righteousness: “It is because of Him (God the Father) that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption,” 1 Corinthians 1:30, NIV.

By seeking Christ preeminently and passionately we are able to obtain wisdom, righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Seek Christ. Seek Him first and foremost; seek Him passionately and seek Him while He may be found, (Isaiah 55:6).

The writer of Hebrews tells us that by fixing our eyes upon Jesus we can run with endurance the race that is set before us and not grow weary or lose heart—we run to win the race, not to place, (Hebrews 12:1-3). In other words, when we fix our eyes upon Jesus, the author and finisher or our faith and we too can walk on water.

His Word shall not fail you—He promised;

Believe Him, and all will be well:

Then go to a world that is dying,

His perfect salvation to tell!

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, by Helen H. Lemmel, 1922

God Bless!