Luke 22:32, 61–62 NIV “But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” “The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him… And he went outside and wept bitterly.”

Many Christian men wrestle with deep questions: Why would God use someone like me? Why would He send me? How can God rely on a man who has failed Him so many times?

These questions are not new. They are woven into the story of Peter.

Peter denied Jesus at the very moment Jesus needed him most. Not once, but three times. And yet, before Peter ever fell, Jesus said:
“I have prayed for you… and when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

Jesus wasn’t finished with Peter.
And He isn’t finished with the men He calls today.

God uses men who have failed — because failure isn’t the end of a man God chooses.

Jesus restores broken men so they can restore others.
He strengthens weak men so they can strengthen their brothers.
He sends imperfect men to carry the perfect message of His love, hope, and salvation.

God’s pattern has never changed.
He works through men — not because they are strong, but because He is.

The men God sends are often those who know the bitterness of failure, the sting of regret, and the weight of past denial. Yet these are the very men who understand grace, who depend on mercy, who stand in humility, and who walk into ministry not with self-confidence but with Christ-confidence.

When a man knows he once denied Jesus, yet Jesus still calls him — that man becomes unstoppable.

God sends men into spiritually dark and physically dangerous places not because they are the heroes, but because He is everything they and everyone else needs.

The mission is simple and eternal:
Strengthen your brothers.

Run Today’s Play: Get back up and step into the calling God has placed on your life.

If Jesus prayed for Peter before he failed,
If Jesus restored him after he fell,
If Jesus commissioned him to strengthen others —

He can and will do the same for you.

So today:

Return to Jesus where you have denied Him.

Receive His forgiveness instead of hiding in shame.

 Re-engage the mission He designed for you — at home, at work, at church, and in your community.

Strengthen the brothers around you: encourage, pray, lead, and lift.

God doesn’t send perfect men.
He sends restored men.
He sends willing men.
He sends obedient men.
He sends you.

Now run the play — and strengthen your brothers.