Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 14:30

"But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me." — Matthew 14:30 (ASV)

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

"But": a sorrowful "but" for poor Peter. His eye was off his Lord and on the raging of the wind: he saw the wind boisterous. His heart failed him, and then his foot failed him. Down he began to go – an awful moment is this beginning to sink, yet it was only a "beginning," he had time to cry to his Lord, who was not sinking.

Peter cried, and was safe. His prayer was as full as it was short. He had brought his eye and his faith back to Jesus, for he cried, Lord!

He had come into this danger through obedience, and therefore he had an appeal in the word "Lord." Whether in danger or not, Jesus was still his Lord. He is a lost man, and he feels it, unless his Lord will save him – save him altogether, save him now.

Blessed prayer: Lord, save me. Reader, does it not suit you? Peter was nearer his Lord when he was sinking than when he was walking. In our low estate we are often nearer to Jesus than in our more glorious seasons.

“But”—a sorrowful but for poor Peter. His eye was off his Lord and on the raging of the wind, he saw the wind boisterous. His heart failed him, and then his foot failed him. Down he began to go—an awful moment is this beginning to sink, yet it was only a beginning; he had time to cry to his Lord, who was not sinking.

Peter cried and was safe. His prayer was as full as it was short. He had brought his eye and his faith back to Jesus, for he cried, Lord. He had come into this danger through obedience, and therefore he had an appeal in the word, Lord.

Whether in danger or not, Jesus was still his Lord. He is a lost man and he feels it, unless his Lord will save him—save him altogether, save him now. Blessed prayer, Lord, save me.

Reader, does it not suit you? Peter was nearer his Lord when he was sinning than when he was walking. In our low estate, we are often nearer to Jesus than in our more glorious seasons.