I woke up this morning with these words on my mind, "I have prayed for
you, that your faith fail not: and when you are converted, strengthen your
brethren " Luke 22:32 where Jesus speaks to Peter about Satan desiring
to have him and sift him like wheat.
Jesus did not tell Peter that he would
avoid being 'sifted' but rather that Jesus Himself had prayed personally for
Peter that his faith would not fail. And Peter experienced the answer to that
prayer, though he had to pass through deep waters as when he denied
Christ.
Because it was the first thing I thought of when I awoke, I felt God
was telling me that Jesus himself, personally, had prayed for me. And that
though I was being sifted my faith would not fail. I felt loved, secure, and
strengthened. When God speaks to us, whether it be within as a still small
voice, or through the scriptures, or by some other means, we are always
encouraged and helped. There is never any condemnation, only LOVE.
God was
telling me that though the sifting, wrought through the actions of Satan, was
heavy and dark. That I was being tossed one way then the other, and the
instruments used were sharp causing pain, the outcome was for the strengthening
of the Brethren. There was a purpose in it all. I was becoming stronger than
ever, my faith was unfailing because He had prayed for me!
How does He pray
for us? Through His brethren all over the world who are in tune with the Spirit
of God. He is not confined to one place, or in one person. He is in all who
believe, and they pray His prayers for Him.
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