Jesus Prays for Us

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I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail. — Luke 22:32

On the night before His death, Jesus made this announcement:

All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee. — Matthew 26:31-32

Translation? Your fall will be great, but My grace will be greater. You’ll find Me waiting for you in Galilee.

The promise was lost on Peter:

Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble. — Matthew 26:33

Not one of Peter’s finer moments. Arrogant. Self-sufficient. Peter’s trust was in Peter’s strength. Yet Peter’s strength would peter out. Jesus knew it.

Satan would attack and test Peter. But Satan would never claim Peter. Why? Because Peter was strong? No, because Jesus was.

I have prayed for you. — Luke 22:32

Jesus’ prayers hamstring Satan.

Jesus prays for you as well

John 17:11
Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name;b now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. 

John 17:20
“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.

 Will God hear the intercessory pleas of His Son? Of course He will. Like Peter, our faith will wane, our resolve waver, but we will not fall away. We are “kept by Jesus” (Jude 1 NIV) and “shielded by God’s power” (1 Peter 1:5 NIV). And that is no small power. It is the power of a living and ever-persistent Savior... who prays for us.

Excerpted from God Is With You Every Day by Max Lucado.

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