He Walks on Water

Matthew 14:22-33 Is the story of Christ walking on the water. When the Apostles saw Christ, they were troubled, afraid, and cried out in fear. I wonder if the reason they were troubled was because they thought something bad had happened to Jesus (i.e. died). Did they think they were in trouble for leaving Him alone? Were they just superstitious of Spirits? When they realized that it was Jesus and He was whole, Peter basically fell off the side of the boat to get to Him. He had great faith in Christ's power and divinity. He forgot the "world" or the reasoning of men and almost without thinking began walking to Christ after He bid Petrer to come to Him. Then after a few faith filled steps, Peter noticed the rough waters and took his eyes off of Christ. Fear set in and he began to sink. I like how the scriptures noted that Peter BEGAN to sink. He did not fall headlong into the sea, or go completely under, but like the rest of us, only lost a little ground when we are distracted from Christ. Had Peter tried to save himself or turned to the other men for help he may have been in more serious trouble, but he didn't; he turned to Jesus and cried out "Lord save me"! We will all sink; we will all fall, but the true test is not taking the steps, its turning to Christ when we need help and saving. He will not let us tread water and fall in over our heads, but He reaches out immediately and saves us. The main principle that is taught here is found in D&C 88:67 "And if your eye be single to my glory..." If we keep our eyes (goals, lives, etc.) firmly fixed on our Savior we will not fall nor fear.