Matthew 14:27-28. "But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou bid me come unto thee on the water."
DID YOU KNOW THAT "GOSPEL" MEANS "GOOD NEWS", ACCORDING TO VINE'S EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY. I HEARD A TEACHER ONCE SAY THAT IT WAS "NEARLY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE NEWS". WHEN YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT JESUS TAKING ALL OF OUR SINS AND SICKNESSES UPON HIMSELF ON THE CROSS, AND DYING FOR US, SO WE CAN HAVE A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, IT REALLY IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE NEWS.
DO YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER, OR EVEN A FRIEND, THAT EITHER HAS, OR IS SUSPECTED OF HAVING, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE? I DID WHEN MY MOM WAS ALIVE. I REMEMBER WHEN I WENT TO HER 90TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, KISSED HER AND TOLD HER I LOVED HER AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHE LOOKED AT ME AND ASKED, "NOW WHO ARE YOU?" ALTHOUGH I TOLD HER, SHE NEVER REMEMBERED ME AND I WAS HER YOUNGEST OF EIGHT KIDS. IT WAS REALLY SAD.
I AM SURE WE ALL HAVE SEEN THE PICTURES OF THE ORPHANS IN THOSE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES WITH THE FLIES ALL AROUND THEM AND THEY ARE NOTHING BUT SKIN AND BONES. THE ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THEM ARE ALWAYS ASKING FOR DONATIONS AND IT IS GOOD TO SUPPORT THEM, IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT, BUT IF YOU CAN'T, AT LEAST PRAY FOR THEM.
There are reasons that some people see miracles and others don't. It's not fate or luck. It's not like lightning, where you never know when it will strike. God doesn't pick and choose; there are principles we have to follow to see His power manifest. If you don't understand that, that's one of the reasons you're having problems. But you, too, can see the miraculous power of God.
The instance where Peter walked on the water perfectly illustrates many of the truths that are essential to walking in the miraculous. This is recorded in Matthew 14:22-29.
JOHN 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.