Okay so this week the scripture block is about Christ walking on the sea, and eventually Peter joining him.
First I would like to talk about the apostles' reaction to seeing Christ walking on water. They were afraid because at first they thought Christ was a spirit. I think this showed a lack of faith because they didn’t believe that Christ could walk on water. Once they realized it was Christ, Peter asked Christ if he could walk on water as well. I think that Peter showed a tremendous amount of faith because he believed that Christ could do anything. He truly believed Christ was the son of God. So Peter started to walk on water towards Christ, but according to Matthew 14:30, Peter saw the wind boisterous and became afraid. He paid more attention to the world around him then to Christ at that particular moment in time. He took his eyes off of Christ and then began to sink. Peter then yelled out, “Lord, save me.” Immediately (and it says immediately in the scriptures) Christ was there, helping Peter. Christ caught him and saved 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.” This scripture helps us understand that if we have the eternal perspective and focus only on Christ and choosing the right, there shall be no darkness in us. Awesome, isn’t it? It is the same with Peter: he sank because he took his eye off of what matters most.
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