JOHN 16:33 NKJV
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.””
GOLD NUGGETS
Learn to live above your circumstances. This requires focused time with Jesus, the One who overcame the world. Trouble and distress are woven into the very fabric of this perishing world. The word – tribulation, (thlipsis in Greek), implies pressure, oppression, stress, anguish, tribulation, adversity, affliction, crushing, squashing, squeezing and distress. Imagine placing your hand on a stack of loose items and manually compressing them. The word is used of crushing grapes or olives in a press. Only Jesus’s life in us can empower us to face this endless flow of tribulations. As we sit quietly in his presence, he shines his peace into our troubled mind and heart and are frees us from earthly shackles and lift us up above our circumstances. Today’s text also reveals that even before his death, Jesus affirmed his victory: (“… take heart! I have overcome the world).” Jesus’s victory is a victory for everyone who believes in him. Jesus offers a gift of peace that only comes through faith in him. His peace is greater than the temporary tribulations that may come our way. Rest in the presence of our Lord and be blessed with Joy that no one can take away from you. Take heart! You’re an overcomer through Jesus Christ our Lord…. SHALOM: God’s all encompassing blessings to you.
