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http://www.gospelines.com "Attempting the Impossible" The gospels differ somewhat on the miracle of Jesus walking on the water, which adds to the richness of the story. Luke doesn't include it at all in his recollection; John and Mark omit the interaction of Simon Peter with Jesus. But the point well made is that Jesus is in control of the universe, even the great storms of our lives. In Egyptian hieroglyphics the word for "impossible" is a picture of a man walking on water. After feeding the five thousand, Jesus sent the disciples on their way while he dismissed the crowd. As the men struggled against the oars on the windy lake, they looked up and saw Jesus walking to them on the water. Simon Peter couldn't believe his eyes! He cried out to Jesus, "If it is really you, let me come to you." Then he, too, began to walk on the water until he took his eyes away from Jesus, saw the waves and what he was really doing, and began to sink. There is another element here. Not only is this about the power of Jesus over nature, and the faith of Simon Peter, the question must come to us... what were the disciples doing while Peter was attempting the impossible? They were probably doing what most of us would do, offering "encouragement" to him. "SIMON, GET BACK IN THIS BOAT! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T DO THAT. COME BACK HERE WHERE IT IS SAFE!" No wonder he took his eyes away from Jesus. GospeLines Prayer: Father, I want to be a leader of the faith, but if I am not, give me the ability to temper my criticism of those who will dare to live on the edge of Christianity. Let my voice be one of encouragement and not skepticism. Please join us on skype on Monday and Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. eastern time and friday at 1:00 p.m. eastern time Skype addiction recovery1 and christ meeting O. Addisoin Gethers [email protected] [email protected] Messenger contact window live messenger: oag1rot...@hotmail aim: durangoadd64 skype id: cowboys62 yahoo id: OADDISONGETHERS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
