‘Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them walking on the lake. When the disciples saw Him walking on the lake, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost’, they said and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them ‘It is I. Do not be afraid.’ Matthew 14:25-27
We can imagine the scene, a ghost-like figure actually walking on the lake! Then when Jesus reveals Himself, Peter impetuously calls out, ‘Lord, if it is You, tell me to come to you on the water.’ After Peter jumps into the lake he takes his eyes off Jesus who stretches out His hand to take hold of Peter’s hand and save him. He is now safe.
For us to have the same experience we don’t have to plunge into freezing water, life throws up enough problems of its own. It is when we take our eyes off Jesus that we run into trouble. Jesus said, ‘Do not be afraid.’ I sometimes think that as human beings we are programmed to worry. But why do we worry when worry achieves nothing. It only makes the situation worse. We have medical tests and then worry about the results, which we can’t alter anyway. We think of every bad scenario but still nothing changes.
There are so many times in the Bible where Jesus, a prophet or apostle tells us not to worry. God has control of every situation. He knows the answers.