Think about this, He allowed Satan to sift Simon Bar-Jonah to turn him into “The Rock,” The Man who would receive the keys to the Kingdom of God! This is why Jesus changed Simons name to Peter when he first encountered the Lord. He saw Peter one day standing on the day of Pentecost preaching the first message of the New Testament Church! He saw Him walking through the streets of Jerusalem, healing the sick in the Name of Jesus! He also saw the day when Peter would take his last breath in his earthly body, by hanging outstretched on a cross for preaching the Gospel! Yet, He knew exactly what he needed to get him to that place in his life. For Peter, it was access for the devil to sift him and rock his world. Peter failed miserably the night of Jesus’ betrayal when he slept in Gethsemane, fled like a coward, and denied he knew the Lord three times, but he needed sifting because he had too much arrogant self-sufficiency in his life.  Peter was the epitome that, “The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” He relied on his own strength and abilities too much, that’s why he told the Lord, -Not so Lord, I’m willing to die for you!” Peter had to learn the hard way, that true authority came from submission to the will of the Father, and by staying on his knees! Through his failure, he learned where his true strength came from! Instead of sleeping in GETHSEMANE, Peter finally realized he was nothing without the divine help of the Lord! That’s why he later wrote, “Be ye sober, and watch unto prayer!” “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour!” “Be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless!” Peter allowed what the devil meant to break him with, be the very thing that turned him into the MAN THAT JESUS FORESAW!