to enable them to see clearly who it was; and they were so much frightened that they cried aloud: but how soon was their fear changed to joy, when they heard a well-known voice exclaim, "Be of good cheer: it is I, be not "afraid." It was indeed their Master. He had followed them on foot across the lake, walking on the waters, and was now close beside the boat.

Delighted to find his beloved Master so near, Peter, in the ardour of his affection, called out to Him, "Lord, "if it be Thou, bid me come unto "Thee upon the water." And his Master bade him "Come." So Peter, without hesitating, placed his foot on the waters, confidently believing that he should be able to walk on them; and he was not mistaken: he found them as hard and firm as you find the ground

on which you tread. But, as I told you, the waves were roaring, and the wind blowing fearfully; and Peter had not proceeded far before he began to feel alarmed. He looked up to the dark clouds above, and on the deep waters below, and each wave as it approached seemed as if it would break over his head and drown him. He no longer trusted to the power of his Master, and then, for the first time, he felt himself sinking. While he had fixed his eye in humble trust on the Lord, he had walked in safety on those very waves which now he so much dreaded; but having withdrawn his steady gaze from his Master, whose power alone was able to save him, he was permitted to begin to sink, as a reproof for his want of trust.

Peter was now indeed terrified; and he cried out in agony, "Lord, save

"me!" enough.

That cry of distress was Peter had been allowed to sink, only to teach him to depend on his Saviour: now he did so, and that Saviour's arm was instantly outstretched to save; He caught him, saying, "Oh thou of little faith; wherefore "didst thou doubt?"

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Peter's Master, my dear children, is your Master also: and if you Him with any degree of Peter's affection, you too will be anxious to go to Him; not indeed in the way Peter did, by walking on the waters, but by walking through the troubles, storms, and dangers of this life with faith and hope, and by approaching Him with humble

prayer. He bids you "Come" unto Him, as He did Peter. You will not let your Redeemer call on you to come to Him in vain! You will, I hope, listen to

Him, and trust in Him, and then, even if danger surrounds you on every side, you need not fear. One short earnest cry to Him, "Lord save me!" in the moment of temptation, will bring down the power of God Himself to your

assistance.

Our Saviour having saved His sinking disciple, entered the boat with him, and immediately the wind ceased, the waves sank down, and there was a perfect calm, and they found themselves at the end of their voyage without any further trouble. And thus it is that, after the greatest worldly pain and danger, the grace of God will restore peace and quiet to your hearts, and will prosper and perfect all your undertakings.

"Call upon me in the day of trouble; "I will deliver thee."- Psalm 1. 15.

ONE day when our Saviour was teaching His disciples, a great crowd gathered round Him, in order that they might also hear His instructions; and among the rest a certain lawyer, who was anxious to know whether the Lord was really as wise and great as the people supposed, and for this purpose he resolved to question Him.

Accordingly he approached our Lord, and asked Him first, as the question of the greatest importance, "Master, what "shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

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