Operate Like God

 

“Jesus said unto him, if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth” (St. Mark 9:23).  We have the potential to operate like God, if we believe.  It is a supernatural potential that we seldom exercise.

 

The Gospel of Matthew tells a story of faith in which one of Jesus’ disciples for a moment accomplished the impossible.  Peter, with the other disciples, was in a boat on the Sea of Galilee when Jesus came to them, walking on the water.  The disciples, thinking it was a ghost, cried out in fear.  After Jesus had identified Himself, impetuous Peter replied, “Lord, if it’s you… tell me to come to you on the water.” (Matthew 14:28).

 

Now you and I know that the physical laws of nature should have prevented Peter from walking to Jesus.  But the laws of faith are different.  When Jesus told him to come, Peter got out of the boat and went toward Jesus.  Only when he became fearful of the wind and the waves did he begin to sink.  “Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ He said, ‘why did you doubt?’” (Matthew 14:31).

 

If you are a man or woman of faith, you have the awesome power to operate by the laws of faith.  Impossibilities become possibilities when you use this potential.