Simon, Simon. . . . Satan hath desired to have you.
This is scary. If Satan had the desire to have Peter with a view to making him fail, how much more does he want each one of us for the same purpose. The comfort is that Satan can do nothing without the Lord’s permission. Satan is the accuser of the brethren. He wants to tempt us in order to get us to fail. We need to ask for the Lord’s protection each day, so that we will not sin against Him.