Matthew 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
When Jesus determined to cross the sea of Galilee to rescue His disciples from the storm, His preferred method was walking, and therefore, the methods of faith may often cause some Christians to drawback in unbelief, for in many cases those methods are not conventional by any means. When the multitude became hungry after listening to Christ’s sermon, He asked Phillip how they would get bread to feed the people.
This question by Jesus was deliberately meant to test Phillip’s faith, but as is too often the case he resorted to those restrictive methods that only fall within known human norms. The eye of faith which would grasp unseen realities and thus take hold of Omnipotence, was never even considered and thus, like the Hebrews of old, Phillip unconsciously limited the power of God through his unbelief, and Jesus was grieved in spirit.
Thus, the methods, the ways, and the means God may employ from time to time may seem stupid to the unbelieving mind but when we study the sacred record, we would observe that the heroes of faith apparently did mostly stupid things according to the so-called wisdom of man.
John 6: 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!