Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? (Matthew 14:30-31)

At this moment, Peter was doing what was naturally impossible: walking on water. But the impossible became possible because he was walking on the Word. Jesus said, “Come,” and that one Word from God released the miraculous to overcome the laws of nature. That single word held enough power to keep him above the storm.But immediately after that extraordinary moment, he suddenly fell. Peter exchanged his revelation from Jesus for his observation of his surroundings. When he saw that the wind was a threat, fear suddenly overtook him.

Faith doesn’t deny that the storm is happening; it simply denies the storm's authority to affect you. The wind was still real, but so was the Word of Jesus. Which one is more powerful?

The moment you begin walking by faith, the enemy will try to remind you of all the times you have failed in the past, speak against your identity in Christ, and point out your shortcomings. He will use any means necessary to try to get your attention because if he can shift your focus to fear, he can stop you from moving forward in faith.

But faith people keep walking and don’t look at the waves. We may know what is happening in the economy, but we don’t focus on it; we focus on Jesus. We may know what is happening in our government and in the world, but we don’t give it our full attention; we give that to Jesus.

Practical Application

When the wind blows to get your attention or problems are pushed in your face, choose not to speak about your fear or past. Decide that faith will be the only words coming from your mouth as you keep your eyes on Jesus.

Matthew 6:30; Matthew 8:26