WORD POWER
Matthew 14:29, "And he said, Come.
And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to
Jesus."
MATTHEW 14:29
This one word "come" was spoken by the one
who made all things (Jn. 1:3) and it had just as much power in it as
the words that were spoken at creation. This is where the power came from for
Peter to walk on the water. Likewise, any word spoken
to us by God carries in itself the anointing and power it takes to fulfill that
word, if we will release it by believing it and acting on
it.
We need to not only know God's power, but the
greatness of God's power, and then the exceeding greatness of God's power. This
exceeding greatness of God's power is towards us. That means that it is for us
and our benefit. Some people get glimpses of God's power, but very few
have the revelation that it is for us and at our disposal. It doesn't do us any
good to believe that God has power if we don't believe that it will work for us.
This great power of God is effectual only for those who believe. We must believe
to receive, or if we doubt, we do without.
Despite all the
criticism that might be leveled at Peter in this instance, he did walk on the
water. There were eleven other disciples in the boat and although they
clearly saw Jesus and Peter walking on the water, they still did not
participate. One of the important steps in receiving a miracle from God is to
leave the security of your natural resources (get out of your boat) and put
yourself in the position where there has to be a miracle from God to hold you
up. God is no respecter of persons (Rom. 2:11). Any of the disciples could have
walked on the water, if they would have asked and gotten out of the boat.