faith over fear

"One of the most incredible and inspiring passages in Scripture for believers is the story of when the Apostle Peter walked on the surface of the sea toward Jesus during a storm in Matthew 14. In some ways, it is the "scary story" of the gospels because (at least in my mind) it seems like it could have started with the classic introduction, "It was a dark and stormy night." The writer records the events like this:

"And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid” (Matthew 14:25-27).

Today, one of the most wonderful opportunities that we have to exercise our faith over fear as Christians is to "draw near [to God] with a true heart in full assurance of faith" even though God is the fearful, holy judge who will not even look on our sin because "our hearts [are] sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water" (Hebrews 10:22). Because of Jesus Christ, we can have our faith move aside our fear.

So let us not be people who “shrink back and are destroyed;” let us be “those who have faith and preserve [our] souls” (Hebrews 10:39).""

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