My sense of humor invades my thinking many times a day. As I was walking the other day, I laughed right out loud. A squirrel, busy nibbling on a found treasure of food, scurried out of my path and leaped on a tree branch. Now, why did I laugh? Bless his heart, it wasn’t a full branch, it was the thin, short twig on the end of a branch, so his little toes were gripping tightly as he hung upside down on the tiny, short twig. Don’t snicker, but that’s when the Holy Spirit stirred within me and my immediate thought was Peter. (Please don’t put me on a couch to be analyzed, LOL). Anyway, the story is of Peter seeing Jesus walking on water in the midst of a storm and he, too, wanted to come to Him on the water. Matthew 14: 28-31 Peter, suddenly bold, said, “Master, if it’s really you, call me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come ahead.” Jumping out of the boat, Peter walked on the water to Jesus. But when he looked down at the waves churning beneath his feet, he lost his nerve and started to sink. He cried, “Master, save me! “Jesus didn’t hesitate. He reached down and grabbed his hand. Then he said, “Faint-heart, what got into you?”

I pictured Peter hanging on to our Lord’s hand tightly and not letting go. Our Lord loves us unconditionally; do you seek Him and hang on tightly? You should! We are so blessed to know our risen Savior, our lifeline, our branch of security for eternal life with Him.

The scurrying of my little squirrel friend and him hanging upside down on to his security tightly, created a beautiful mind photo of Peter holding our Lord’s hand tightly.  May your grasp be strong and faith filled. Know that you, like Peter, are invited to “come ahead” and hold our Lord in your heart.

Jill