Thou In Me

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Matthew 14:30 reveals both the storm on the Sea of Galilee and Peter’s doubt: “When he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid.” Peter, the natural man, fixates on the tempest and loses sight of the Lord. Most of the image depicts wind and waves—the distractions that assail us. Yet the Messiah gazes upward toward light breaking through the clouds, the figurative Father, never losing sight of the glory from which He was sent. As He prayed, “that they may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee” (John 17:21), He remains perfectly aligned with His divine purpose.