ARE YOU WALKING ON YOUR WATER?

"ARE YOU WALKING ON YOUR WATER?"

HEBREWS 11:6 - BUT WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM: FOR HE THAT COMMETH TO GOD MUST BELIEVE THAT HE IS, AND THAT HE IS A REWARDER OF THEM THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM.

JOURNEY'S OF DIFFERENT COLORS

Are you walking on your water? We all have different journey's to walk through in our own lives. We also have different battles; victory's, and many stories to tell. Some of our journey's, battles, victory's, and stories are darker, some are brighter - perhaps more cheerful than others.

No matter what the color of our journey is, we still have one goal to accomplish - that is, how to walk through it, coming out on top. We need to walk on our water without wavering like the water in the ocean tides.

Unfortunately, sometimes we try to go through life's journey of different colors by our selves. When it would be so much easier if you would just ask the Lord for help. We need to have faith and trust in Him. 

JAMES 1:6 - But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

THREE KINDS OF FAITH

MOSES' KIND OF FAITH

I want to share three kinds of faith in three men of God from the Bible. I want to take you back to the story of Moses. Moses was a man who sought the Face of God, had faith in God, and was obedient to God. Moses had favor with God so much that God trusted him to lead his people out of Egypt, and into the promise land. God also performed many miracles through Moses. Moses is such a tower of strength too! The whole story is so fascinating to me!

Here God's people - the children of Israel are finally set free from the ruler of the Egypt named Pharaoh. They started walking. By night with an the angle of God before the camp of Israel, a cloud of darkness to block the vision of Pharaoh, and his army of chariots. Oh! let's not forget the wall of fire! Light is before the Israelites to light the way for them. Now they are backed up against the ocean. The Israelites are petrified, because they can hear, and see Pharaoh, and his chariots coming! Moses is always praying of course, turns to his people and says.   

EXODUS 14:14-16 - 14) The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 15) And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: 16) But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: (as if to say to Moses - "your have my power - command it! Don't ask - command it!) and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

I mean - WOW! Talk about God coming on the scene to answer prayer! Talk about faith, talk about obedience, and authority given to Moses by God! Moses definitely had a deep relationship with God. 

JESUS' KIND OF FAITH

Then there is Jesus, when he walked on water. Jesus IS God's faith, and Love in action! Jesus was the face of God that Moses so desperately wanted to see, but couldn't until Jesus' resurrection.

MATTHEW 14:25-27 -  25) And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them walking on the sea. 26) And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 27) But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, "Be of good cheer; it is I: be not afraid.

PETER'S KIND OF FAITH

Peter's kind of faith is like our faith sometimes. What ever kind of battles we are going through, we lose faith because we are looking at the circumstances, or our waves that are moving around us. Instead of having faith, and trusting in Jesus, who has had first hand experience with walking on water - we choose to sink!

MATTHEW 14:28-31 - 28) And Peter answered him and said Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29) And he said "Come" And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30) But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried saying, Lord, save me. 31) And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him, and said unto him, "O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"

WITHOUT FAITH

God is a God of faith, and without faith it is impossible to please Him. Why? Because - God is a faith God! If you want Him to reward you then you have to meet Him with the same faith, and trust that HE IS - in order for Him to see you, so His power will move. 

HEBREWS 11:6 - But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that commeth to God must believe that HE IS, and that he is a rewarder of them that (diligently seek him.)

NAHUM 1:7 - The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

WITH FAITH & TRUST

PROVERBS 3:5-6 - 5) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

GOD DOES NOT DIRECT YOUR PATH TO FAIL - GOD WANTS YOU TOO WALK ON YOUR WATER!

PSALMS 115:11 - Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

PSALMS 125:1 - They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

Forever - having faith in the LORD - Forever - having trust in the LORD - Forever walking in victory - Forever - walking on your water your with Him right by your side.

So, I want to ask you! "Are you walking on your water?" Are you going to have faith in God, and are you going to trust Him through all your battles? Are you going to trust that whenever you need Him - He will be there right by your side?

II CORINTHIANS 5:7

(FOR WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT) 

PRAYER OF SALVATION

If you don't know Jesus Christ as your Lord, and Savior, receive Him now! Just ask Him to come into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins - (wrong doings.) 

Romans 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.