Even When We Fail

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Sermon: Even When We Fail, Jesus Is There

Luke 22:31-34

31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. 34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

how many of you Have ever failed in some way?

Maybe you've caused trouble and heartache for your family or friends?

Maybe you've made a decision that had a lasting impact on your life?

Maybe it had an impact on others as well.

Many times when we fail, those who are the closest to us are the first to judge us or throw us away!

The Word of God doesn’t tell us to judge or throw someone away!

Scripture says “If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

We have all been in difficult situations at one time or another.

There may be one here tonight, who has fallen into sin and you feel all alone.

You are embarrassed, ashamed and afraid.

You feel that there is no hope, that there is no answer to your problem.

You feel that there is no answer to the situation that you find yourself in.

I have good news! that I have come to preach here tonight.

When no one else cares, JESUS DOES!

When others won’t forgive, JESUS WILL!

When you feel unlovable, JESUS LOVES!

We are not perfect,

We make bad choices,

We fall into temptation,

We sin,

But we are not without hope.

If you have fallen away,

If you have sinned

Jesus has not thrown you away!

He still loves you.

He knew you were going to sin before you did it.

I am not here to make excuses or to endorse sin,

but I do want to share a few words of encouragement for those who have.

I want to look at what is desired from you.

I want to see what Satan desires for you

then I wan't to see what the Savior desires for us.

I wan't you to consider the thought “ Even When We Fail, Jesus Is There"

first let's look at

I. Our Scheming Adversary

v31 the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

Jesus gives Peter a warning that “Satan desired to have him”.

If you are TRULY saved you are secure and Satan cannot harm your soul.

John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish; neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

Even with that known Satan still desires to affect your life and testimony and cause you fall if possible.

We deal with Satan on a daily basis.

Temptation comes,

spiritual attacks are real.

Life would be great if we could live it without these attacks.

But it doesn’t work that way

1) Why does Satan desire you?

The verse says “That he may sift you as wheat”

This is an farming term that refers to the process of separating the husk of the wheat from the grain. The wheat was crushed under foot, and then it was thrown into the air. The chaff, or husk, was blown away by the wind and the good grain was left behind.

Satan wanted to prove that Peter was not genuine in his faith;

He believed that he would be successful at making Peter fail.

He had been successful with Judas,

so why not go after the rest of the disciples as well

Consider the actions of the disciples after this conversation: Peter denies Jesus and all but John practically disappear for a while.