"BAD DAY"

"So you had a bad day......" There's a song with that very line in it and don't you just know how true that statement is!!?? We all have a bad day now and again. Some more than others. Unfortunately that's just all part of life. We have mountains and valleys, twists and turns, ups and downs, ins and outs. All for various reasons and for very specific purposes. Our God is very gracious to us in the fact that He helps us in every situation in life and is there "ALL" the time as opposed to "some" of the time. However when those down times come and those valleys get very deep and you're having a hard time finding your way out just remember Jesus is interdeding for you. We are warned in the Bible that satan is "going to and fro seeking whom he may devour." His goal is to destroy usw and everything we are about. Our families, our churches, our testimony, our children, even to the point of destroying our lives completely. He stops at nothing short of what God allows and that is to the point of taking our life, which thankfully he has no control over!! I recall a time in the Bible where Simon Peter was told by Jesus that satan had sought to "sift him as wheat." To "sift him" meant he was seeking to destroy him and Jesus knew Peter was well on his way to destruction at this point as this was right before Peter was told he would deny Christ 3 times!!! Peter could not have possibly comprehended the magnitude of what satan wanted to do to him. What bigger valley could he have been facing, right?! But remember I told you Jesus loves us more than we could ever imagine? How do I know? Because right after Jesus warned Peter about this He told him: "But I have prayed for you that your faith will not fail....." Jesus Himself, prayed for Peter! He petition3d the Father on his behalf!!! Can you imagine that? Jesus praying for you? How awesome!! It's true! He intercedes on our behalf when satan is out to sift us just like he did Peter. What more encouragement do we really need when we face those down times that we have than to know that Christ is personally talking to His Father on our behalf!! So the next time you face a bad situation or are feeling particularly down, finish this sentence and fill in the blank with your name. "__________________ satan has desired to sift you as wheat, but I have prayed that your faith will not fail!!!"

"Who is the one who condemns? Christ
Jesus is the One who died,
but even more, has been raised;
He also is at the right hand of God and
intercedes for us."
Romans 8:34