Luke 22:31 And the Lord said Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.
Surrender also occurs in the spiritual realm too, if a person desires to be saved, and at times it can also involve some sort of a confrontation with The Lord Jesus, before surrender occurs. Therefore, when we sing the song, “I surrender all” we should do so with the understanding. When Jesus said to Peter, “When you are converted, strengthen thy brethren” Peter became offended that Jesus would express any doubts in regard to his faithfulness.
And thus, Peter strongly remonstrated against the assessments Christ gave of him. He then went into self-defense mode as he tried to show Jesus that He was wrong in His conclusion, for if this were true, then Christ was saying that there were latent tendencies in Peter’s character of which he knew nothing, which would be fanned into life at the opportune moment, by the prince of darkness.
This Peter could not brook, and it triggered a back and forth between himself and Christ, until Jesus had to let things come to a head. Even Jesus’ prayer for Peter could not stop the prophecy of Peter’s fall from occurring, because the human will would not surrender until there was a confrontation.
Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fails not, and when you are converted, strengthen your brethren.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!