Simon Peter, a friend and apostle of Jesus, had
enough faith to step out of the boat and onto the water. As long as he kept
Jesus singularly in sight, Peter was able to walk across the surface of the
lake. But then he looked away.
Peter saw the wind-driven waves. He felt the stout
breeze. And as soon as he looked at his circumstances and looked to himself, he
knew he could not possibly do what he was doing!
He was right. Peter could not walk on water on his
own. Only his faith in Jesus had kept him afloat. As he likely flailed about in
fear, he called Jesus to the rescue, and instantly, the Lord held out His hand.
Matthew 14:30 – a prayer of Peter
But when (Peter) saw the wind boisterous,
he was afraid; and beginning to sink,
he cried, saying,
Lord,
save me.
From the Book of KJV Prayers - actual
prayers from the King James Version of the Bible
(KJV) collected by Mary Sayler
Matthew 14:30 – a prayer of Peter
Lord, I’m frightened!
I’m starting to sink
too low to keep my head up.
Save me, Lord!
From the
Book of Bible Prayers – actual prayers of the Bible collected from a variety of
translations researched on Bible
Gateway then paraphrased into everyday
English by Mary Sayler
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