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Do Not Get Counsel From Your Detractors
Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 25, 2026 (message contributor)
And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water." 29 He said, "Come." So, Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus." (Matthew 14:27-33)
Beloved ... we do not know all the words ... that were spoken between Jesus and Simon that night ...or in fact ... all the words spoken between Jesus and any of his disciples.
John in his Gospel informs us "... if all the words of Christ were written down, ... perhaps even the world could not contain all the books that would be written. (John 21:25).
Therefore, ... it is feasible ... that the other disciples ...those that Peter called friends ... would have offered their advice to him ... as he was about to step out ... on the water.
You can almost picture them saying, ... "No one has ever done that, Simon, ... Don't be a show-off, Peter.
It is more sensible to stay in the boat, ... Simon.
You're going to get sick or break a leg if you do that."
My mother would have said that.
Beloved ... if you are going to attempt the impossible, ... there will always be detractors ... even from family ... and often ... from those whom you call ... friends.
And I have found ... they will give you their advice ... whether they know what they are talking about ... or not.
Do Not get counsel from your detractors (Matthew14:25-27)
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