KNowing God - Luke 22:31-32

(from Pastor)

Jesus said ...

Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat,

but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail

Luke 22:31-32

 

When we pray, "Lead us not into the temptation and deliver us from evil," we are praying that "Satan [won't] sift [us] like wheat" and that "[our] own faith may not fail."

 

On the night Jesus was betrayed, it wasn't the disciples praying these petitions for themselves. It was Jesus who was praying for his disciples.

 

Are you Jesus disciple too? Isn't it comforting that you're not alone in your prayers for less temptation and stronger faith. Rejoice, because Jesus is praying for you!

 

In Christ's Love,

a guy who doesn't want to be nicknamed "Buckwheat"

(because I'd rather draw close to Christ

than be sifted by Satan)

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But that doesn't mean we won't get sifted anyway. It is a prayer that when we are we are strong enough faithfully to withstand the sifting.  We can't do it alone.  But Jesus is praying for us as well.  As he was preparing for death, Jesus was praying for others - he knew the would face temptations, challenges, opposition.  All because of him.  He knows that still today we continue to face challenges, temptations and oppositions because of him.  And he still prays for us.