May the mumbling commence!
Sometimes people think about peace and think that it is all lovey-dovey. But it is not. Sometimes hard words can lead to peace in the end. Read from John chapter sixteen (Peterson’s The Message paraphrase):
Jesus answered them, “Do you finally believe? In fact, you’re about to make a run for it – saving your own skins and abandoning me. But I’m not abandoned. The Father is with me. I’ve told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the world.” (Verses 31-33)
It can be disheartening to finally get something just in time for it to rush by us. The disciples, after three years of being taught by Jesus, have finally come to the conclusion that Jesus in the Son of God, the Messiah. They have found out just in time to turn tail and run.
Those must have been hard words to hear. When do we leave someone utterly alone? When do we feel utterly alone?
Take heart! If you seek the Way of the Father, you will never be alone. God will be with you in a real and tangible way.
For that reason we can be unshakable and deeply at peace. What assurance we have! All the heartache and difficulty we have is overcome by Jesus, who has conquered the world.
Live with that thought today.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
No comments:
Post a Comment