Luke 22: 31-32, SH
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Take a moment to live into these incredibly dramatic and powerful words.
- It is the Last Supper, and Jesus is just about to tell Simon Peter that he will betray Jesus three times.
- Satan has been given permission to "sift" Simon; sifting separates the useless outer shell from the inner kernel. Satan's sifting accomplishes the Lord's work.
- During the sifting, Simon's faith will falter, but through the prayers of Jesus, it will not fail.
- The outcome will be that Simon Peter will repent (turn back) and be equipped to strengthen others. God's purposes will triumph through Satan's attacks.
I turn to these words often when I am sifted.
Are you ever sifted?
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