In a bold, thought-provoking video that’s turning heads in the Christian community, pastor and speaker Kelly K challenges believers to rethink one of the Bible’s most iconic moments, Peter walking on water.
“Hey Christians, you better brace yourself today,” Kelly K opens. “I’m about to challenge your thinking concerning one of your favorite Bible stories, and at first, you’re not going to like it. But stick with me, we’re going somewhere.”
At first glance, it sounds like he’s about to deny Scripture.
But not so fast.
“No, I’m not saying the Bible is incorrect at all,” he clarifies. “I just think we can go a little deeper in our understanding of what’s actually happening in this story.”
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Referencing Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:24, “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds their house on solid rock,” Kelly K draws a powerful parallel. He explains that the true foundation of our lives isn’t something flashy or visible, but something secure: the Word of God.
“The foundation is the part of the house no one ever sees but everyone needs. It’s not pretty. It’s not flashy. It’s just a slab of rock. But that rock holds everything in place,” he says.
So what does all of this have to do with Peter stepping out of the boat?
Kelly K connects the dots: “Is water a solid foundation? Does water seem, act, sound, look anything like rock to you? Of course not.”
But the game-changer, he says, is what Jesus spoke.
“The truth is this, my friends: the reason you and I failed when we tried to walk on water is because Jesus never told us to. If He did — oh son, we would have.”
And that’s the point. Peter didn’t walk on water by sheer faith alone. He walked in obedience to a direct command.
“Peter never actually walked on water,” Kelly K says. “He walked on the Word of God.”
When Peter said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come,” Jesus gave a simple but life-altering response: “Come.”
“That right there is all it took,” Kelly K emphasizes. “One word from Jesus changed everything. One word from Jesus made the impossible possible. One word from Jesus made something weak something strong.”
The heart of Kelly K’s message isn’t about debunking a miracle, it’s about reframing how we understand faith. It’s not about stepping out blindly; it’s about stepping out when He speaks.
“He wants you to be a doer of the Word, not just a hearer,” Kelly K urges. “Because it should come as no surprise to each and every one of you that the storms of life aren’t about if they will come — it’s about when they’re going to come.”
In those storms, he says, the only sure foundation is the Word of God.
“His Word is our life,” he says, quoting Psalm 119:25: “‘My soul clings to the dust. Give me life according to your Word.’ Oh son, that’s good.”
For Kelly K, the bottom line is simple, “That life, my friends, is found in one place alone: His Word.”
And that’s something worth standing on.
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James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
