跟从基督的彼得
马太福音十四章22至23节
22耶稣随即催门徒上船，先渡到那边去，等他叫众人散开。
23散了众人以后，他就独自上山去祷告。到了晚上，只有他一人在那里。
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让我们回想彼得跟从基督时曾经发生的一些事情。看着他大胆跳进水里，要在风浪中走到基督那里。试问我们有这个胆量吗？不要责备他没有定睛在基督身上，我们也会同样胆怯害怕。
随着彼得走进存放小女孩身体的卧室（路八），这次他难得地安静站着，当基督握着女孩的手，使她从死里复活。你认为彼得在想甚么呢？当巨大的、新的祝福临到我们的生命里，我们会如彼得当日在小女孩房间一样充满感想吗？
然后，我们见到基督再三追问门徒：「众人说我是谁呢？你们又说我是谁呢？」其他门徒可能有不同想法，但彼得却只有一个答案，他脱口而出：「你是基督，是弥赛亚，是永生神的儿子！」他毫不犹疑地说出来，因为他对此深信不疑。
接着，我们看到他在楼房上，不肯让救主替他洗脚。彼得是一个实话实说的人，绝不会隐藏他的想法。
当我们要为基督作见证，或向人谈论基督的时候，我们有些人需要多一点勇于发言，而少一些保持缄默。我们也许会犯错，但至少人们清楚我们的立场。
祷告：「主啊，求你使我们学像彼得；但最好的是，让我们更像基督。」
PETER, THE FOLLOWER OF CHRIST
Matthew 14: 22-23
22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
Message
Think of some of the incidents we know about while Peter was with Christ. Watch him as he jumped overboard in the middle of a severe storm to walk to Christ. Would any of us be that brave? Don't blame him for taking his eyes off Christ. We would have done the same.
Go with Peter into the room where the body of a little girl lay (Luke 8). He stood quietly (for once!) while Christ took the girl's hand and brought her back to life. What do you think Peter thought? When some great new blessing comes into our lives, would our thoughts be much the same as Peter's in the little girl's room that day?
Then stand with Peter when Christ asked them all the recurring questions: “Who do men say that I am? Who do you say that I am?” Others could think what they liked, but for Peter, there was only one answer. “You are the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God!” He didn't hesitate because he believed it.
Then see him in the Upper Room not wanting the Saviour to wash his feet. You would never be in any doubt as to what Peter was thinking.
Some of us need a bit more speech and a lot less silence when it comes to speaking about or for Christ. We may make mistakes, but at least people will know where we stand.
LORD MAKE US MORE LIKE PETER, BUT BEST OF ALL MAKE US MORE LIKE CHRIST