“These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NASB)
What were the ‘things’ Jesus has spoken to his disciples? Jesus was spending the last extended time with his first disciples away from the crowds and in relative safety. Jesus knew exactly what was coming at him in just a very few hours. One of them was about to become a turncoat and the others would be facing a freighting time. Peter hung in until his third denial but only John was at the foot of the cross with the women who loved Jesus. Knowing the trauma and stress they would face; Jesus wants them to know that He has promised them a peace that comes only from Him. He had promised them true peace. (John 14:27 NASB) The peace promise in our verse comes from Jesus who has overcome any tribulation that the world will throw into our faces. Jesus knows our lives contain trials, testing and tribulation that come with temptations. The world is very good at pressing us off the path and into the bog and miry muddy ditches. But for each time, Jesus has given us what we need to overcome that tribulation through Him. Abide in Him today, that’s the only way.
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