Walkover Not Through

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Today, we're diving into a beautiful connection from Old Testament to New Testament, illustrated through water.

Picture Moses at the Red Sea with terrified Israelites behind him and Pharaoh's army charging forward. Moses declares: "Do not be afraid" (Exodus 14:13). At God's command, the sea splits.

Fast-forward 1,500 years. Disciples struggle against rough waters when they see Jesus walking toward them – on top of the water. When they cry out in fear, Jesus responds: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid" (Matthew 14:27).

The same reassurance – "Don't be afraid" – but everything else has changed.

Moses had to split the water. The obstacle required divine intervention to overcome. Jesus doesn't split the water – He walks on it.

Moses represented the Old Testament approach: God makes a way through obstacles. Jesus represents the New Testament reality: He is the way, and He's above them entirely.

Notice Peter's response. He asks to walk on it with Jesus. That's the New Testament approach – joining Jesus above obstacles.

The Red Sea had to be split for the Israelites to cross. But now you get to walk on water with Jesus.

🔑🔑🔑 Key takeaways:

• God’s intervention in the Old Testament made a way through obstacles.

• In the New Testament, Jesus invites us to rise above them with Him.

• Faith now looks like joining Jesus on the water, not waiting for it to part.

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