John 14: 1: "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me." Instead of the disciples lending support to Jesus in the hours before His cross, He had to support them spiritually as well as emotionally. This reveals His heart of serving love. This passage of supreme comfort is offered by Jesus in an hour darkened by the shadow of Judas’s treachery and Peter’s failure, only a few hours away from the agony of Gethsemane and death on the cross (13:21). Yet the statement conveys a sense of sublime peace, and is intended to minister to the fears of the disciples rather than to Jesus’ own needs. The words spoken to the disciples apply equally to us today. Concerned about inflation, gas prices, the uncertainties in our world? The Lord Jesus Christ says to us today, "Let not your heart be troubled." In the Greek language, the word for troubled means confused. Our Lord is saying, "Don't let the world and events confuse you." We can stand sure on God's Word and His promises. His Word is our foundation, not Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Stand sure.
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