God Already Knows

And the Lord said, “ Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” ~ Luke 22:31-32

In Luke 22:31-34 Jesus is having a conversation with Peter. Peter exclaims that he is ready to go with Jesus, to prison and to death. But Jesus already knows the outcome. He knows Peter will deny Him. In Peter's mind, he probably had no idea that he would react in that way when the time came. In his heart of hearts, I believe he had full intentions of being by Jesus' side no matter what came against Him.

Not only did Jesus know that Peter would deny Him; He also knew what would take place in Acts 2! After they were all filled with the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, Peter stood up and boldly preached and 3000 souls were saved! Miraculous signs and wonders were performed through Peter and in Acts 3 he preached again which resulted in 5000 souls being saved!

Jesus saw the whole big picture! What Peter thought was an ultimate failure that completely devastated him, God turned it around! He didn't disqualify Peter because of his weakness or imperfections. No, in spite of his failure when he denied Him, God had still chosen him to accomplish a great work for His Kingdom!

Maybe you have failed God at some point. Maybe you've had your own moment where you "denied" Jesus. Maybe He asked you to do something but you let fear stop you. Jesus sees the whole big picture! He knew you would fail Him. But He also knows the calling that He has placed on your life! Just because you failed at something does not make you a failure! Pick yourself up and keep going! You are not disqualified! It's not over! Let go of the things in the past and move on to your destiny! God wants to perform great and mighty things through you! Yield yourself to Him and watch what He can do through a life that is totally surrendered to His will!