Jesus never uses the exact words 'I am God,' but Matthew 14 makes His identity unmistakably clear. When He walks on water and speaks the words 'I am,' He echoes the very name God revealed to Moses at the burning bush. He does what only God can do, calming the storm and enabling Peter to walk on water, and then He receives the worship of His disciples without correction. The question this passage leaves with every reader is deeply personal: What do you recognize in Jesus, and how will you respond to Him?