The Disciples Worshiped Jesus

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

August 13, 2025

The Disciples Worshiped Jesus

When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped. Then the disciples worshiped him. “You really are the Son of God!” they exclaimed.

Matthew 14:32-33 

First, a bit of context for today’s scripture. Verses 32-33 are the response of the disciples as they had yet again been out in their boat when a storm arose. As they feared for their lives, they saw Jesus walking toward them, walking on the water! Peter thought he saw a ghost and challenged the “ghost” to command him to walk on the water. Jesus did and Peter walked on the water until he took his eyes off Jesus and focused on the wind and waves. Then Peter began to sink and shouted for the Lord to save him. The Lord did and as the two of them climbed into the boat the wind and waves abated. Then the disciples worshiped Jesus.

This phrase, “the disciples worshiped him,” caught my attention this morning. I don’t recall seeing that phrase any other time in the Gospels. I searched Bible Gateway and found only the reference in Matthew above. The disciples, as a group, didn’t worship Jesus after he raised the dead, healed the sick, and fed thousands with meager supplies. What was different when Jesus walked on the water to them.

I believe it was because they were acutely aware they needed saving! This miracle was deeply personal because it was their lives at stake.

My Takeaway: My worship of God is truly authentic, worship in spirit and truth, when I am acutely aware of how God has saved me, how God has blessed me, how God has called me to live in the F O G, the favor of God. The more I focus on laying hold of Him who has laid hold of me, the more I stay in His grace for today.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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