Walking on the Supernatural

Walking on the Supernatural

This Sunday, we were privileged to worship with Calvary Church, Damansara Perdana, and hear the message by the very distinguished Senior Pastor of King’s Cathedral, Hawaii, Pastor James Marocco.

The text of the morning was based on Matthew 14:22-31 which describes the amazing episode of Jesus walking on water, and Peter actually joined him, in walking on the Supernatural. Pastor Marocco shared with us 5 very powerful points that he learned from this wonderful passage, and how it could very well change our lives and allow God to truly help us walk on the supernatural, by faith, and not by sight.

After Jesus had performed the great miracle of feeding the crowd of 5000, He immediately dismissed them and after sending his disciples ahead, went up to a mountainside by himself to pray. And then in the fourth watch of the night, the Lord went out to them, walking on water…..

All the disciples saw Jesus walking on water, they saw Jesus walking on the Supernatural! The first point of the message is vision. To walk on the Supernatural, we must first have a vision of what the Lord is doing! We need to look up to heaven and ask Jesus to open our eyes and show us what He is doing here, right in Malaysia! Pastor Marocco shared how he and his small family trembled as God called them to a small island in Hawaii, to serve in a small church. They barely had enough to live on, and the church offerings were so little, but they persevered in their calling, and today, miraculously, they have become the largest church in Hawaii, having satellites in every island and even in the United States.

Secondly, while all the disciples had the vision, only Peter had the passion. He had the desire to want to be like Jesus. He realized that since Jesus was his master, he too could walk on water, just like Jesus did! We need to have passion to join Jesus in His work. Pastor Marocco shared how once he was called by God to plant a church on the island of Honolulu. At that time, he already had his hands full with churches in several of the islands, and he was reluctant to go there. There were already growing churches there. Then, one day, the Lord revealed to him “It’s not that I need you there; I’m giving you a chance to be part of my revival that will happen there!” Greatly humbled, Pastor Marocco obeyed and he went to scout out land for a church, even though he really did not have any financial resources left at all. Strangely, he came to a shopping complex with a large retail supermarket with a KFC beside it. Then, he asked God, “Lord, if you want me here, then let your church be in this very building. Amazingly, a few months later, one of his people who had been scouting property in Honolulu told him “Pastor, strangely, a large food chain store is going out of business…” Shortly, King’s Cathedral Oahu was born….

Thirdly, Peter heard the Lord say to him, “Come.” We need to learn to listen, to be alert for the voice of God, to hear what God may be saying to us.

Fourthly, Peter took action. After hearing, he obeyed and went to the Lord, walking on the water! Pastor Marocco shared how one time, when the church needed funds for expansion, the Lord challenged him to pledge three months of his salary. At that time, he had no savings, and there was not enough to feed his family. He struggled, but after getting support from his wife, obeyed. Amazingly, for the first 2 months, some ladies bought groceries for his family every week, and in the third month, he received some money which was only due 1 year later. In the course of his life, Pastor Marocco even experienced being able to give 1 Million Dollars to God’s work. He has never been in need, for God indeed is no man’s debtor!

Finally, we learn an important lesson in what Peter did not do – We need to keep our eyes on Jesus. To fail to keep our eyes on Jesus can be fatal to a Christian leader. The moment we focus on ourselves and our pride, we put ourselves in grave danger, and we an fall into deep, treacherous waters of the sea of the world. Pastor Marocco was especially touched by Jesus’ words, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” Throughout his life, the Lord challenged him so many times do things that seemed insane, to give when he had nothing left, to trust in God for his most basic necessities, and the Lord provided for him every time and involved him in God’s supernatural work. The expansion and rise of King’s Cathedral is indeed a miracle of God beyond the imagination of any human mind.

May the Lord truly help us have His vision, His passion, Hear His Voice, and Obey Him and always keep our eyes on Him. In Jesus name, Amen

God bless,

Jason