as much reason to fear my forces as I had his. The lesson was valuable.” With Peter’s confidence in the Lord who had told him to venture out onto the water, he, too, has no reason to fear the doubts of the timid ones who would have persuaded him not to try it. Peter has the courage to believe the promise of his Lord. Here is the heart of the matter. He believes in Jesus. He knows that Jesus has never played games with His disciples or teased them into trying what He knew they could not accomplish.