Have you ever noticed the many instances in the Bible with faith and water?
Jesus was on a boat with His disciples. A big storm came and the disciples were freaking out, but Jesus was fast asleep. They woke him and He calmed the storm. They were amazed. Jesus asked them where their faith was (Matthew 8).
When the israelites were slaves, God told Moses to have Aaron stretch out his staff over the Nile so that it would be turned into blood (Exodus 7). Aaron and Moses had to have faith that God would do it.
Jesus walked on water to the boat where His disciples were. The disciples were frightened and thought he was a ghost. Peter called out to Him, showing faith. Jesus told Him to come out onto the water and he did. But he saw the waves and doubted. Jesus pulled him out and called him "you of little faith" (Matthew 14).
Moses' mother had faith that God would save her son. She placed Him in a basket and set him in the Nile River. God saved Moses (Exodus 2).
Noah built an ark when God told him to, even though he didn't even know what an ark was. He didn't even know what rain was. But God saved him and his family from the flood (Genesis 6-7).
Moses parted the red sea with God's help, having faith that God would deliver the israelites(Exodus 14).
Jesus was at a wedding and they ran out of wine. He told the servants to bring Him jars of water and they did it, even though it probably sounded crazy. They needed wine, not water. But then Jesus turned the water into wine(John 2).
The israelites were out in the desert and did not have any water. Moses struck the rock as God commanded and water poured out of it (Exodus 17).
The subject of faith is talked about many times in the Bible with the context with water.
Faith is being sure of what I hope for, and certain of what I do not see (Hebrews 11:1). Faith is the foundation for what I believe.
Water often symbolizes purity and cleansing or baptism in the BIble.
Hebrews 10:22-23 says: "let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."
I think these last verses capture the connection between faith and water very well.
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