John 16:33
Jan. 6th, 2023 02:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prismaticbleed"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." (John 16:33)
What in this world, in this life, gives me trouble & hardship? What frightens, scares, & disturbs me? What discourages & depresses me? What weighs down my soul, darkens my mind, and dampens my hope?
Take heart, says the LORD! Christ Jesus has overcome the world! He is victorious over ALL.
No matter how much physical force humans may wield, no matter how much violence they may inflict, no matter how many threats & traps they make... they are POWERLESS against God, and against His people!
Persecution, war, poverty, disease, loss, suffering... even amidst all such temporal things, Christ is victorious in His Church-- in YOUR HEART!
In Christ, even pain and death are powerless. They are no threat to our eternal well-being in Him. So there is NOTHING that can shake us, or defeat us, or even trouble us, IF we set our faith solidly in that promise through Christ. He has conquered EVERYTHING. Reflect on this; it's huge.
