"You are... You will be..."

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter). (John 1:43)

Is it just me, or does this seems like an anti-climatic "confirmation of/or call" to ministry? 

After all, this is Peter we're talking about.

You know... the guy who would

• walk on water...
• only to then sink dismally;
• recognize Jesus as the Son of God...
• only to turn around and tempt Him to walk a different path;
• be chosen to keep watch and pray
• only to repeatedly end up snoring instead;
• bravely and loyally step forward with sword to defend Jesus
• only to deny even knowing him when confronted later;
• give up on himself and go back to fishing fish
• only to become an impassioned preacher, gifted with words and a heart for souls that could only come from one mightily forgiven.

...Paul's conversion and call to ministry was nothing short of miraculous and amazing. I guess, if I didn't already know the story, I would have expected something similar for Peter. Fireworks exploding or the like!

That just isn't the case....

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