Word For Today: A Call To "Walk On Water"

A Call To "Walk On Water" · Wednesday, August 14th ·

Pastor Chris

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid (John 6:19).

The Christian life is a call to "walk on the water"; in other words, it’s a supernatural life of endless possibilities, where you recognize no obstacles or limitations. It’s a life of advancement from glory to glory. Imagine that God would ask Moses to tell the children of Israel to "Go forward," despite being sandwiched in a precipice: the Red Sea in front of them, and the hostile Egyptian army on their trail. As far as God was concerned, the Sea wasn’t a factor to them progressing to the Promised Land. Eventually, God instructed Moses to stretch his hand over the water and the Red Sea parted for the children of Israel to walk through on dry ground.

In a similar account, Joshua, Moses’ successor, had to pass through the River Jordan along with the children of Israel. To surmount the obstacle posed by the river, God instructed Joshua to tell the priests bearing the ark of the Lord to step in the water ahead of the others. The Bible lets us know that as soon as the priests stepped in the water, the waters parted for Joshua and the children of Israel to go through on dry ground (Joshua 3:17).

Many years later, the Prophet Elijah and his servant Elisha came to the same Jordan. This time, the prophet simply cast his mantle on the water, and the river split open for him and Elisha to go through. Afterwards, Elisha, having witnessed the translation of Elijah, had to go back through the same Jordan. The Bible says, "… he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over" (2 Kings 2:14); remarkable indeed!
Then came the Lord Jesus: On a certain night, He went up the mountain to pray, and when He was done, His disciples had already sailed out into the sea, and all the boats were gone. He didn’t do as Moses, Joshua, Elijah or Elisha did; He had a different mind-set! He refused to recognize the water and walked right on top of it. Extraordinary!

This is the Jesus whose icons we are. We have the same life and nature with Him; as He is, so are we in this world. He’s blazed the trail for us, showing us the more excellent way to deal with the challenges of life. You don’t need to "command the Red Sea" to open up; you don’t need to "command the Jordan" to split wide open! Like Jesus, refuse to recognize their presence, and walk through: walk on the water! That’s the way out of your troubles and adversities! Refuse to recognize obstacles; walk on them, for they’re bread for you.

Confession

I’m what God says I am; I’m a member of His body, of His flesh and of His bones; invigorated by divinity! Greater is He that is in me, than he that’s in the world! I’m on an upward and forward journey of progress and success; positioned for glory and excellence, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: Romans 8:37

Daily Scripture Reading

1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 15:14-33, Psalms 99-101

2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 16:1-12, Ruth 1-2