Matthew 14:28 “And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."
Peter asks; “if it is you” do this.
He asks not out of strong faith. In fact it reminds me of Gideon who put the Lord to the test with the fleece. But while I am not sure that I would recommend Peter’s questioning way, I have observed that one, the Lord did not rebuke him for doing so, and two Peter did not sit quietly idle. No one else was saying anything. And Peter was the only one who was asked to come out and walk on the water with Him.
His weak, and in fact lack of faith, continued and is recorded, But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me." Jesus (did not hesitate but) immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" Jesus, instead of a strong rebuke, makes a mild rebuking observation (“O you of little faith”) and asks a stinging question (“why did you doubt?”).
O brothers and sisters let us not fail in our faith, leaving ourselves open to the Lord's rebuking observations and His stinging questions. But rather let each with grains of mustard seeds move mountains, for the glory of the Lord, for his glorious kingdom's advancement!
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