07/20/2026
Pastor's Monday Morning Bread at the Table
Luke 22:31-32
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.
When Satan is desiring to sift someone, he brings intense testing upon their faith. Church, today more than ever I see an intense testing and shaking being done in the lives of many. The church is being shaken like never before. We fail the test by playing the game with the enemy. He cannot win if we choose not to play.
I hear the Lord say today to the church, stop playing the game with the devil. If we are going to play the game, we will lose. If we will stay focused on the Lord Jesus, the mission of the church which is the harvest, and continue in prayer, that's how we win.
Notice how Jesus said to Peter, but I have prayed for you. Our Savior was interceding on his behalf. Well guess what? Where is Jesus today? He is seated at the Right Hand of the Father, ever making intercession for us (Romans 8:34). Jesus is praying for us church. But we have to stay focused. Stay converted, so that we can strengthen the brethren. Not only that, but finally quit playing the games of division, strife, and complete nonsense in the church. If the harvest is ever going to be reached, we must choose to get up from the chess table and actively work the fields. Our faith will always be tested no matter what. But oftentimes, our faith fails because we are too focused on the game we're losing and not on the battlefield in which we've been granted victory even before the battle started.
Stop playing the game church, and start praying again. God bless.
~Pastor Ron