Rising up to it.

Seeing Jesus walking on the water, Peter yells out to him, "If it's you Jesus, then tell me to come out to you." Jesus tells him to c0me. Peter gets out of the boat and walk to Jesus, but just before he reaches Him, he sees the waves and the wind and begins to sink. Crying out for help, Jesus reaches out his hand to save him. (Matthew 24)

Together in a house, praying by the instruction of Jesus, the disciples waited for the Holy Spirit. In a moment, it was present and divided up tongues of fire that rested over each of them and gave them the ability to speak in tongues that none of them had known. They stepped outside to a crowd that had assembled after hearing the commotion and sound of the Holy Spirit descending. When everyone thought that the disciples were drunk, because the were speaking in different tongues, Peter stepped out to speak to the masses.  About 3000 heard and believed what Peter said that day. (Acts 2)

Peter always tried. He always rose up to participate in whatever Jesus was doing. He often failed.

But in the process of rising up to these actions a process was begun in him. The process refined him into a man with deep maturity.

By rising up to it, Peter grew to be the man God planned for him to be.

Rise up to be that man or woman that God has planned for you to be.

Rise up to the challenges of today and be refined for tomorrow.

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