June 23

"When Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous¹, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me." (Matt. 14:29, 30)

Peter had a little faith in the midst of his doubts, says Bunyan; and so with crying and coming he was brought to Christ.

But here you see that sight was a hindrance²; the waves were none of his business when once he had set out; all Peter had any concern with, was the pathway of light that came gleaming across the darkness from where Christ stood. If it was tenfold Egypt beyond that, Peter had no call to look and see.

When the Lord shall call to you over the waters, "Come," step gladly forth³. Look not for a moment away from Him.

Not by measuring the waves can you prevail; not by gauging⁴ the wind will you grow strong; to scan the danger may be to fall before it; to pause at the difficulties, is to have them break above your head. Lift up your eyes unto the hills, and go forward--there is no other way.

"Dost thou fear to launch away?

Faith lets go to swim!

Never will He let thee go;

'Tis by trusting thou shalt know

Fellowship with Him."

　 　 六月二十三日

“耶稣说，你来罢。彼得就从船上下去，在水面上走，要到耶稣那里去；只因见风甚大，就害怕；将要沉下去，便喊着说，主啊，救我”（太十四：29/30）。

　　读者，你看见吗？彼得的小信是一个极大的障碍：他既然已经开步走了，波浪的大小，无须他去操心；他所当注意的，乃是从主所在的地方射过来的那道光彩。光彩以外，纵有十个埃及，彼得也无须去注意。

　　读者，当主在水面上叫你：“来罢”的时候，欢欢喜喜地向前走去！不要转过你的眼去注视别的东西！

　　因为你不能因着测度波浪得到胜利；也不能因着测量风力得到坚固。越去注意危险，越会坠入危险；越是见难而止，越会遭遇苦难。读者，你应当举起你的两眼来专心仰望主，大着胆向前走去！——选

你是否畏惧出海远航？

信心会使你安渡重洋。

神不让你沉沦海底，

凭了信心主常在身旁。

1 boisterous   

adj.喧闹的，欢闹的

参考例句：

• I don't condescend to boisterous displays of it.我并不屈就于它热热闹闹的外表。
• The children tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play.孩子们经常是先静静地聚集在一起，不一会就开始吵吵嚷嚷戏耍开了。

2 hindrance   

n.妨碍，障碍

参考例句：

• Now they can construct tunnel systems without hindrance.现在他们可以顺利地建造隧道系统了。
• The heavy baggage was a great hindrance to me.那件行李成了我的大累赘。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 gauging   

n.测量[试]，测定，计量v.（用仪器）测量( gauge的现在分词 )；估计；计量；划分

参考例句：

• The method is especially attractive for gauging natural streams. 该方法对于测量天然的流注具有特殊的吸引力。 来自辞典例句
• Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. 由于他不爱说话，我过了一些时候才有机会探测他的心灵。 来自辞典例句