Christ Walks On Water

In Matthew 14 we read about how Christ walks on the sea towards his apostles. Christ bids the apostles to get aboard the ship and then He leaves to pray. The sea becomes rough and the apostles are tossed aboard the ship. They see Christ walking towards them, but they do not know it is Him. They think it is a spirit and they are afraid. Christ "straightway" tells them that it is Him and to not be afraid. Peter calls out and says "Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water." He has faith that is the Savior and faith that he can walk on the water to Him if it is indeed Christ. Christ bids him to come so he comes out of the boat to go towards Him. When he sees the wind and the waves Peter's faith falters and he becomes afraid and begins to sink. He calls out to Christ to save him and Christ immediately" reaches for him and saves him.
In Doctrine and Covenants 88:67 it says, "And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things." When Peter took his steps upon the water he allowed himself to be filled with light. He focused upon the Savior. It was only when he allowed himself to look at the waves and feel strong winds that he became afraid and began to sink. As we travel through the seas of our lives we can keep our focus upon returning to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. We do this by doing the small and simple things that keep our paths aligned with His. We attend our church meetings, fulfill our callings, have family prayers and scriptures, hold family home evenings, personal prayers, attend the temple, and keep our homes filled with the light of Christ.





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