Note: Small audio section missing due to technical difficulties. Theme: Followers of Christ must understand the spiritual warfare that is going on and that our endurance and service are due to Christ's power alone. In v. 31, we see the spiritual warfare that is going on that Peter did not realize. Satan desires to destroy Peter's faith. We need to be aware of the "real world" and the spiritual warfare that is going on though we cannot see it. Satan only has power which God allows, but in v. 32 we see the Savior's intercession and should be grateful for Christ holding fast His own. In v. 33, we see the servant's self-deception. In Peter's overconfidence, we learn we need to be aware of the weakness of the flesh. Verse 34 gives the Savior's prophetic correction. Through this, we understand God knows us better than we know ourselves. Let us be aware of Satan and know that all we see is not all that is there. We truly need to understand the "real world." There is evil and there is good. We need to understand that though trials and temptations will come, we have a great Savior who intercedes for us. He has prayed for us. And though we may fail, we have a Savior who is ready to forgive and restore us to serve Him.
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Michael Shafran is our Senior Pastor. He graduated with his Master of Divinity from Capital Bible Seminary and earned his Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before coming to Mount Moriah, he served as a pastor in Baltimore,...
