I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world. —John 16:33 Here in this verse there are three things for us to consider which Jesus told us. 1- In Jesus we have peace. 2- On this earth we will have many trials and sorrows. 3- Jesus has overcome the world. First— we have peace in Jesus. Romans 5:1-2 tells us “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done…

“I have told you these things so that you won’t abandon your faith. For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God. This is because they have never known the Father or me. —John 16:1-3 Those who have never known the Father and Son have the potential to persecute and kill those who do follow the Lord Jesus Christ. This has been seen down through the ages and Jesus warned His followers that it would happen. Isn’t it interesting that in the context above that those who kill believers are thinking…

“Always think carefully before pronouncing judgment. Remember that you do not judge to please people but to please the Lord. He will be with you when you render the verdict in each case. Fear the Lord and judge with integrity, for the Lord our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes.” —II Chronicles 19:6-7 “Perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes” seems to be very normal in our fallen world and in this nation. Those who are wealthy and who are in power positions all too many times seek to take advantage of others. Many of those in government come to think they are…

OH, TO BE WITH JESUS! NOT YET… When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. —John 14:3 I want to be with Jesus! Is that the cry of your heart? It won’t be long and all who love Him will be with Him… forever! Rejoice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo9ZWX1lEKI (at 17:00) “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and…

But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!” —II Chronicles 10:13-14 Want to alienate people? Then speak “harshly to them.” Reject “the advice of the older counselors and” follow “the counsel of… younger advisers.” · “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers” (Proverbs 11:14). · “Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won…

Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.” Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!” Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean. —John 13:8-10 Dear fellow follower of Jesus, do you know that you are clean in Jesus? “And you disciples are clean.” It is truly amazing as we consider what we have in the Lord Jesus Christ. How could we not love Him more and more the more we know of how much He loves us? May…

“He is good! His faithful love endures forever!” —II Chronicles 5:13 “For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled…

MY EVIDENCED VALUE OF JESUS That perfume was worth a year’s wages. —John 12:4 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Luke 12:34). “Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said” (Luke 10:39). Mary anointed Jesus’ feet with an ointment that was worth a year’s wages. In today’s economy the average U.S. household income is $53,657. She surely treasured Jesus not only with her finances, but also with her time. She loved to sit at Jesus’ feet to listen to Him. How about you and I? How are we using our income and time to honor the Lord Jesus Christ and to…

For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. I Chronicles 28:9 Nothing escapes His notice— no thought, word or deed. He knows it all. This is so far beyond us. We really know very little that is happening in all of creation at any time. Yet, the Lord God Almighty knows it all. This is a challenge and a comfort to me. On the one hand I desire to think, speak and act according to His will. Unfortunately I do not always do so and he knows… On the other hand He knows all the injustices and evil that is taking place and one day He…

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel. —I Chronicles 17:7 What has the Lord taken you from and what has He selected you for? Well, we know He took us out of the kingdom of darkness and into the kingdom of His dear Son (Colossians 1:12-14). We also know that He saved us from sin to a relationship with Him. He wants us to continually be in communication with Him through prayer (Luke 18:1-8) and through His Word (II Timothy 3:16-17). It is clear He also selected…