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ASK FOR MIGHTY THINGS - 5

Jeremiah 33:
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
2 "Thus says the LORD who made it, the LORD who formed it to establish it (the LORD is His name):
3 'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.'   (New King James Bible)

When the Word of God instructs us to ask God for great and mighty things, it is reasonable to look at things that people of faith in the Bible asked for, which God granted to them.
Today we will consider the Disciple Peter. This is the mighty thing he asked for:
Matthew 14:
22 Immediately after [the five thousand were fed], Jesus told his disciples to get into their boat and cross to the other side of the lake while he stayed to get the people started home.
23 Then afterwards he went up into the hills to pray. Night fell,
24 and out on the lake the disciples were in trouble. For the wind had risen and they were fighting heavy seas.
25 About four o'clock in the morning Jesus came to them, walking on the water!
26 They screamed in terror, for they thought he was a ghost.
27 But Jesus immediately spoke to them, reassuring them. "Don't be afraid!" he said.
28 Then Peter called to him: "Sir, if it is really you, tell me to come over to you, walking on the water."
29 "All right," the Lord said, "come along!" So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
30 But when he looked around at the high waves, he was terrified and began to sink. "Save me, Lord!" he shouted.
31 Instantly Jesus reached out his hand and rescued him. "O man of little faith," Jesus said. "Why did you doubt me?"
32 And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped.
33 The others sat there, awe-struck. "You really are the Son of God!" they exclaimed.   (The Living Bible)

It so often happens that after we've had a really wonderful time with the Lord, experiencing His miraculous provision and gaining a fresh understanding of His mercy, then we are plunged into a situation which frightens us to the core.
This is what happened to the disciples in the boat in the middle of the lake at the most scary time of the night.
Added to the difficult weather, which was frightening even to these experienced fishermen, Jesus came to them walking on the surface of the sea and they couldn't hold themselves together any more: they screamed in terror!
The intention of the Lord Jesus wasn't to frighten them, but to help them with the difficulties they were experiencing on the rough seas. So Jesus reassured and comforted them immediately.

While the others were still coming to terms with seeing Jesus walking on top of the water and not sinking, Peter recovered himself quickly and made a startling request:
"Sir, if it is really you, tell me to come over to you, walking on the water."
"All right," the Lord said, "come along!"
This was indeed an unexpected and daring request.

Maybe Peter thought he would find out if something as exciting as walking on the water without sinking was for Jesus only, or whether such a thing was open to ordinary mortals too.
At the word of Jesus, Peter stepped out of the boat and embarked upon the most exciting adventure of his life: he walked on the surface of the water just like the Lord Jesus, and he didn't sink - until . . . he forgot to look ONLY at Jesus, and not at the circumstances around him.

Jesus immediately rescued Peter from sinking, but was disappointed that Peter had stopped trusting and started doubting.

Prayer:
Father in heaven, if I once began to walk with Jesus by faith, and then stopped trusting Him and began to doubt and sink, I ask You to forgive me.
Give me an opportunity today to fix my focus once more, firmly upon You, Lord Jesus.
The desire of my heart is to walk with You, experiencing Your miraculous sustaining power, and pleasing You by my complete trust in Your ability to hold me through this day and all those to come,
in Your name I ask,
Amen.

See you tomorrow, God willing,
so we can continue knowing the Lord together!
Meanwhile, have a great day walking with the Lord!