Still Valuable After The Sifting

"...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



The word sift means to go through something very carefully in order to find something useful or valuable. With that definition we understand what the devil wanted to do to Peter in Luke 22:31. The devil asked God for him. Did you know that till this day the devil still asks? He petitions God for our lives. He does this, especially when we are in a place of purpose and destiny. He's the accuser of the brethren and he comes to steal, kill and destroy. In the Henry Matthew's Commentary it describes the devil as wanting to show God that Peter was nothing but chaff and not wheat. Wheat in the bible exemplifies true sonship/daughtership. Chaff exemplifies uselessness and worthlessness.

What do we do when we find ourselves in the middle of something that we didn't ask for? Many circumstances in life come when we don't expect them to, both good and bad. These things are out of our control. So what do we do when the unexpected comes? Prove to the devil our sonship/daughtership through Christ. It is him that we fight against. Ephesians 6:12 tells us that "we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." Remember Jesus told Peter that He already prayed for him that his faith will not fail. Let's believe that He will do the same for us. God is a respecter of no person. He prays for us even now, Romans 8:34. Powerful!

Question. After the sifting will you still be in tact? Will you still want to serve and submit to God's Lordship over your life? Though we go through uncomfortable seasons in our lives we will still be the same person prior to going through just better and most likely more fit to be used by Him, like wheat. The value we possess on the inside will be exposed. We are not to worry about what others think about us because people base their approvals on their own biases and beliefs. Our value will be defined on how we come out on the other side of the sifting. Jesus said that we would come out stronger. Best of all is that we will be able to reach out to others with that very strength. It is wonderful when we are true followers of Jesus. A sifting can in fact validate our sonship/daughtership.

I encourage you. Hang in there because you are valuable. You are not chaff. You are wheat and will be useful to the Father. If the sifting seems unbearable trust God and His plan for your life. He knows what's best. There is a purpose for the discomfort. Whatever the problem know that you will get through it. Remember, Jesus told Peter that he would return. Know that God won't leave you in the wilderness but will bring you back to that place where the storms were past and everything was at a calm. Be encouraged, God bless you and love you. His promises are true.



~ Royalbutterfli



Let's pray...

Dear Father, help us to remember your promise of us being strengthened by You when it's all said and done. We declare that our faith will not fail us and when we return we will be able to strengthen our brethren with the strength that we gained during our time of discomfort. Get the glory out of our lives. In Jesus' name. Amen.