Upper Room (4)
Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift 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. Luke 22:31-32, NIV
Jesus was in the upper room giving His last instructions to the disciples, telling them what was to come and what He had done for them. In the verse above He specifically tells Peter that he is going to be tested. He lets him know that Satan has requested and has been granted the opportunity to break him down. But Jesus says, “I have prayed for you Simon, that your faith may not fail” (Luke 22:32). What a powerful word. Even though Peter must walk through this assignment, he will come through victorious because Jesus has prayed for the strength of his faith.
I loved that God showed us how Peter failed, and how that failure did not stop him from completing his assignment! God made sure to let us know that we are going to mess up. We are going to miss the mark, but that should not stop us from moving on the path He has given us.
My husband and I love to ski. When we took ski lessons, the first thing they taught us was how to fall. It was not a question of if we would fall - we were going to fall, so they taught us the right way to do it. It is the same way in our walk with Christ. There are times we are going to miss it! We cannot allow those mistakes to keep us from fulfilling the assignment God has placed in us.
Scripture says grace and mercy are new every morning - because we need it! When Jesus went to the cross it was not just for the sins of today, but for the mistakes we will make in the future. Listen, the price for our sin was paid before we were even born! That is good news right there! Hallelujah! We cannot give into the condemnation that Satan will try to place on us in an effort to stop us from moving forward. The Holy Spirit will convict our hearts when we are wrong and it is our job to pray, repent, and keep on moving in the call!
Peter prayed, repented, and got right back into fellowship with God. The first time God gave him an opportunity to speak, he moved in the authority of the Holy Spirit and over 3,000 men were saved! Move in the authority God has given you…there are lives depending on it!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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