Matthew 14; Verses 28-33; Overcoming THE Storm and Flood Waters (Part Two)

Continuing on in the great chapter of Matthew 14. Thank you for taking a look †

(Matthew 14:28-33) "And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

Remember, this is a two-fold lesson as illustrated in part one. For the Disciples then at the first coming. Then us in the final generation for the end-times. A lesson on faith and what it's going to take. The sea/waters always represent the people who are not believers, of the world.

(Revelation 17:15) "And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues."

(Jeremiah 51:13) "O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness."

This is a good lesson on self-will and our own determination. Won't get the job done. Through faith we know we're going to make it. Could we still say Peter had His mind on things and cares of the world? Absolutely, the weather physically here, in the end-times likened to the spiritual condition of the world. As we are not put to cares of the world selling out to Christian morals in the end-times. We cannot let the world get to us. It is literally, figuratively, for the birds. As it is written in Revelation 18:2-3,

(Revelation 18:2-3) "And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.


3For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

I always like to say the first miracle in you was and is the heart and mind-changing work on the cross, through belief/repentance in the forgiveness of sins. Why doubt the rest? That is the work and the power of the Lord. No man has a word for that. No man can come against that.

Doubt is always the doorway to fear, worry, and being timid. The carrot on the stick in self-will won't get the job done, that is self. Christ must always be the ends to justify the means.

29And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

(Check this out. Christ believed in Peter. But Peter did not believe in Himself through Christ to get to Christ here. When God says He believes in you it is time go get moving with a Godly goal through faith. Many times we don't know the end result, but Christ will always be there at the end. And seemingly, if you don't feel like He is there, He is. He never leaves you, but our own will can take over as we see here. We do know the end result overall coming at the 7th trumpet for all).


30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

(Wind howling, symbolic for the noises of the world and those of the world, water choppy as it is with the rise of Babylon here in the end-times. With the water being the people).

(Jeremiah 51:55) "Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered."

They are of the flesh, if you live by the flesh you will die, in sin that is. The waves symbolic for their voice. Their cruel and vileness. Don't let it get to you, keep put eyes focused on Christ and the prize. When Christ comes back will He really find faith? Yes, He will we know He has His people. Christ is asking that question for us to look at self. Many could shrug it off non-nonchalant, take it light, no big deal they say on what is to come. If 100 people come against you and your faith, can you stand? Judging you, while calling themselves Christians to boot (not so back then). So, you see Christ is teaching lessons to even build our faith after belief. To strengthen what we already have, to prepare us.

Don't take it personal. They did it to Him. If your heart and mind are to serve Christ they don't know any better. Though, that don't give them excuse. "Father forgive them they know what they do."

To Matthew 14:31,

31And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

(Doubt is the first thing as always. I always point it out yes it has to be. If you don't believe something can be done then your heart and mind is not in it. Notice Peter did not come back with a rebuke or a wall of defensiveness here. Took it accordingly, and realized yes I need to build my faith).

32And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

(The symbolic ship we are supposed to enter in the end-times for protection. We look to Noah and His faith. As it will be just like the days of Noah. Look how many would of come against Noah (his family along with the races) in the them days).

Notice that? Don't leave that ship with the turbulence of the world in the confusion that is Babylon. Just like Noah did not leave it. All the types there for us to reflect upon and build faith to what we already have.


33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God."

This helped do it big time. Christ is the Son of God with emphasis!

How much the does the Lord want to emphasize what is coming on Babylon. All those who worship satan (the king of babylon) as Christ/God? 3 verses before, 3 verses after of complete and utter judgment, degradation, and justice for all. Justice for all Christians that is †

(Jeremiah 51:52-58) "Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.

53Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.

54A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

55Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:

56Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

57And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

58Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary."

(We'll leave it there).

Amen †