The Rescue

READ: PSALMS 34:17-32; 91:1-16; MATTHEW 14:25-31 The zipline course extended across seven platforms high above the jungle of Mexico. Halfway between the fourth and fifth platforms, I slid to a halt. I looked down at the ground seventy feet below. I looked up to see that one of my two clips was broken. I dangled there until a worker on the platform clipped his harness to the wire, hung upside down, and climbed hand over hand and foot over foot out to me. He snapped his clip onto mine and crawled to the next platform, dragging me to safety. Ziplining was great until suddenly I was dangling over a looming disaster. I wonder if that’s what Peter felt like when he tried walking on water. Things were fantastic until he took his eyes off Jesus, focused on the wind and waves, and found himself sinking. Has there been a time when you felt like you were about to fall or sink? When things are difficult, it’s easy to focus on our circumstances. But Jesus invites us to keep our eyes on...