THE GREAT TESTING

“Simon, Simon, satan has demanded to have you sift like wheat, but I prayed for you that your faith may not fail.”
Luke 21:31-32.

Simon Peter was exceptionally dearest disciple to Jesus. His love for Jesus was always a step ahead. Peter walked with Jesus and had a very personal relationship with Him. He knew Him deeper and deeper with each day. But, finally, a day came. The time of testing was up! It was the darkest time of all for Peter. He didn’t anticipate, he neither grasped the severity that lay ahead.

It was scheduled, targeted, for a great blow. The once lovely, wonderful, powerful ministry would come crashing down all of sudden. Peter wasn’t ready. But the time had came!

Satan demanded God that he would have peter for himself to sift like wheat. And God allowed it! The sifting of wheat may be very Painful process but Phenomenal.

The Wheat is separated from its grain by a process of threshing. The edible grain here is loosen from the chaff by either spreading it on the floor and tampering on it. It is then beat with a flail.
This will loosen the chaff from the edible grain. The chaff includes the dust, husks, and impurities attached to the grain.

The second phase is the winnowing. The chaff is removed from the grain by throwing it in the air, where the chaff is blown off by decent breeze and the heavier grain falls back to the ground.
This process will seperate the grain from the unwanted stuff. What is left behind is the purest form of wheat.

The process of sifting is uncomfortable, it is painful, but it is the only procedure for the wheat to emerge free from impurities.

Satan demanded to test Simon through the process of sifting. Job also went through sifting process. It surely is painful, uncertain, tampering, hurting, a process that involves beating and being thrown in the air. Yet, it is the only way of refining.

Testing is a sign of Promotion. It is the door to the next level.

As believers, we all will be required to undergo this process of sifting sometime or the other. Don’t be afraid, dont give up, don’t worry. Jesus will be interceding for you as He did for Peter. He assured Peter of it!

During these times, it might seem that even God is silent. You might be helpless, but not for long. Your destined time will come. When you’re done with the winnowing, you’ll come out in the purest form.

Job recieved his certification, approved from Most High as ‘Passed the test & Promoted‘. He was blessed beyond in double measure. The wavering Peter stood the ground and became the pillar of the body of Jesus Christ.

Remember, only a fully grown wheat will go through the process of Sifting. You’re going through tough times because you’re of worth, you’re valuable, you’re wanted and set for the promotion. So, Hold on! Be assured; your time of testing will soon pass. There will be light, there will be joy, there will be celebration. This time it’ll echo throughout the land!

You’ll be stronger than ever, brighter the before and radiant like the diamond!

Joseph Suhas.
Voice Of Restoration