Strengthen Your Brothers
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.” But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.” Then He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me.” (Luke 22:31-34) Satan constantly works to hurt and hinder the children of God, and pride is his favorite tool. He uses pride so effectively, because we almost never detect it in ourselves until it is too late. Every time we claim to be good, to be right, or to be better than anyone else, we give Satan the right to claim that ground on which we stand. That is why the devil asked for access to Peter; he was speaking pridefully, and that is Satan's territory. Peter was about to learn the most painful lesson of his life — pride comes before a fall....