Matthew 14:28-33 NIV records, “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.14.29-33.NIV

Peter’s walking on the water was a pivotal moment in the development of the disciples’ understanding of Jesus as God and Messiah. While they had seen many healing miracles, and even the feeding of 5000 people miracle, the miracle over all-powerful nature seemed to be the most impactful. All the works and words of Jesus were to reveal to the Jews that He is the fulfillment of everything they were looking for from God as Savior. Then, as now, the clarity of Jesus as God and Messiah is still not obvious to many. Job 9.8 speaks of God alone “treading on the waves of the sea,” and Psalm 89:9 says, “You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.” Jesus fulfilled these in plain sight, yet the memory of these verses may not have been remembered, and neither were these statements necessarily Messianic or prophecies about the Messiah. The disciples worshipped Jesus while believing only God is to be worshipped, a significant statement toward their growing faith in Jesus. Jesus is God, the Messiah, and the Savior of the world. He is forecast in the Old Testament, though not as clearly as so many would prefer. Jesus is broadcast in the New Testament as, indeed, the promised Messiah. Like the disciples, our duty is to study this Jesus and then decide Who He is for ourselves, for that decision will determine our eternal destiny if He is indeed God.