"Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, so that your faith should not fail." - Luke 22:31-32
Is it troubling that Satan is trying to sift each of us like wheat? I don't even know what that means, but it freaks the heck out of me. Think about it. There is a actual prince of darkness that wants bad stuff to happen to you. There is an angel who wants nothing more to destroy you. It would seems to me that we can't win that battle.
But then here comes Jesus! He's praying for us! He's on our side! He wants us to win! As troubling as it is that Satan is trying to sift us, it's ten times more encouraging that Jesus doesn't want it to happen.
There is a battle going on, and it's a battle over us. That's a fact, and it's a little creepy. However, Jesus got our back. That's also a fact and it makes everything else not even matter.
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