Is there any doubt? The truthful answer is yes. There is an edge to our faith. We press it outward with experience and God graciously helps us with this process, because faith is a gift.
Today we hear it during a very wet interaction between Peter and Christ.
Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
Notice please that Jesus said to Peter in the past tense “why did you doubt?”. At this point, Jesus had reached out and caught him so both of them were above the raging storm. Neither of them were in the boat and Christ had to yet calm the storm (Read Matthew 14:32!). Peter believed!
His experience drove out that doubt and prepared him for what laid ahead. Would he doubt again? Yes. Would he deny Christ? Yes, three times. Each time by grace God gave him more faith.
Lord, if you would, give us faith increasing all the more today.
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