This Month's Biblical Theme: Jesus Knows Us
The message that God knows us is reinforced over and over again in the Bible. Jesus told
a group of His followers not to worry because God knows what they need. Jesus knew
the heart of the woman who anointed His feet with oil and loved her deeply despite her
sin. Knowing Peter’s fear when they were walking on water together, Jesus rescued him.
Jesus wanted His disciples to know Him and see Him as their Rescuer just like God wants
us to know Him.
Peter Walks on Water
Matthew 14:22–33
Jesus was praying on a mountain and told His disciples to cross the sea. While in their boat, a frightening storm arose. Jesus walked on the water to their boat. Peter asked to walk on the water too. At first he walked, but when he saw the frightening wind and waves, he began to sink. He cried out to Jesus, who immediately rescued Him.
This was the first time we read that the disciples acknowledged that Jesus is God. Jesus was both fully human and fully God. There is one God, and He reveals Himself in three persons—God the Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit. As God, Jesus is all-powerful. Jesus has power over nature and can perform miracles. Nothing and no one is greater than God. He has power over all things!
