God's purpose will be fulfilled
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“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”
We shall not be sifted
Matthew 4:18-20; John 15:5-10; Hebrews 7:25; John 15:16
While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
He called us to follow him, become partners of his kingdom business, and that is why we are following him; Matt 4:18-20; 1 Cor 3:9
The Lord's purpose for us should be fulfilled; 1 Corinthians 15:10; 2 Tim 4:7-8; 5
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Satan's desire for us go unfulfilled, and his expectation cut short; for his desire is that we should be given up to fail, or separated from the Lord; Acts 2:4; 38-41
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Our expectation should and will not be cut short; Luke 1:45
And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
We should fulfill the Lord's desire and purpose for our lives; Romans 8:28-30; Hebrews 2:10
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Our faith should not fail to cause us to stagger, but our faith should grow stronger to glorify God; Romans 4:20-22; 12:11-12.
No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.”
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Nothing should separate us from God; Rom 8:31; 35-39. Any obstacle that Satan places in our way, we trample underfoot in Jesus name; Luke 10:19.
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written,
“For your sake we are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.