If you
like getting clues, Jesus is hinting at valuable information in the book of
John chapter 16:33 which says, “I have told you these things, so that in me you
may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have
overcome the world.”
Knowing
we have a God Who knows what we are up against should give us perfect peace.
A good teacher knows the assignments and tests
are hard, but they prepare you to overcome them. Similarly, God understands the
minor and monumental difficulties each one of us will ever face yet He offers
the powerful potion of peace. Somehow the sadness will settle, the craziness
will mellow, and the demands will decrease. So, why not take peace for every piece of the
puzzle? After all, one day it will all turn into a majestic
masterpiece.
Jesus told us that in this world we will have
trouble. Issues, derailments, and problems have no right to take us by
surprise. Expect there to be trouble because that is exactly what Jesus warned
us would come. When trouble comes say thank You Lord for giving me strength to
overcome this. Thank You Lord for knowing this was going to happen and for
already having a plan of victory.
Do you remember the feeling of winning? Maybe
your high school sports team beat the opposing side. Maybe you won an award at
work for good work ethic. Maybe you won the heart of your spouse. You are
invited to be on the winning side of a war that has already been won. Jesus
says, “But take heart! I have overcome the world!” Victory, jubilee, hallelujah
to the Highest, God is victorious! Champions do not crumble to the cares God
has already conquered. Where there is celebration of Christ’s
extravagant, valiant love for you, there is no room for panic, just peace.
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| Photography by Jessica Ray |
In His Joys,
Hannah Elise Abbott
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