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IN YOUR DARKEST MOMENTS

And the bible says, “…at the fourth watch” (according to the Romans, it’s the time spanning from 3am – 6am) of the night, which is the darkest time. They say “darkest before dawn”-that’s the fourth watch.

In the darkest period, “…he looked down and he saw them, he saw his disciples rowing against the wind”. It actually says “a strong wind was blowing - boisterous.” Stay with me…
And Jesus came walking on water... (How cool is that!) *wind blowing* *his hair flustering in the wind, his clothes as well* Try to picture this scene. And don’t forget, it was in “the darkest time”

Progress is hard without Jesus, it’s like 3 steps forward and 2 steps backward, it’s SLOW. If you don’t have Jesus on your boat.
And the bible says “and the disciples looked and they saw him”, whoa what’s that??! IT’S A GHOST! They said.
And Jesus’ answer was, in the Greek “I AM”. THAT’S the name of God. “Don’t be afraid, I AM”.
And straight away Peter (who else?) said Lord, if it’s you, “BID ME COME.”  And Jesus said “come”
And the bible says “Peter LOOKED AT JESUS, and began to do what Jesus did-walking on water”. As long as YOUR EYES IS ON JESUS, YOU CAN DO AMAZING THINGS!

But relax, it didn’t end there.

When he (Peter) saw the BOISTEROUS wind, (Means what? When he ‘’SAW’’. THAT means he took his EYES off JESUS). And the bible says “he looked at the wind, and he began to sink, but amazingly, Jesus caught hold of him”
Now friends, listen.
Peter was TOO SLOW TO REACH JESUS, BUT JESUS WASN’T TOO SLOW TO REACH HIM IN PLENTY OF TIME. And you know what?! He does it for everyone that’s SINKING, and boy I can tell you that from experience. You will feel a STRONG HAND HOLDING YOU (constraining you, resisting you from doing something wrong, pulling you through an awful experience, comforting you in that terrible circumstance).
Although he will teach you the lessons of walking in the Spirit. But when you FALL, he DOESN’T ABANDON YOU! He is going to HOLD you.

Now pay attention to this carefully. Above all, being held by HIS STRONG ARMS OF LOVE IS BETTER THAN HOLDING ON TO HIM WITH YOUR WEAK HANDS.

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