2 Kings 24:1-20; Lamentations 4:1-5:22; 2 Timothy 1:1-18
Peter…said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And [Jesus] said, Come…But when [Peter] saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. Matthew 14:28-30
Then shalt thou call, and…he shall say, Here I am. Isaiah 58:9
How comforting it is to know that when we are sinking, either in sin or in our circumstances, the Lord Himself says, “Here I am.” Let us be quick to confess our sin and unbelief, and then allow Him to pull us to safety. “Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe” (Ps. 119:117). —E. C. B.
I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore,
Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more;
But the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry,
From the waters lifted me, now safe am I. —James Rowe