“Take Heart!”
“I have told
you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
Jesus was
preparing His disciples for what would lie ahead for them, when He was gone. It was a difficult thing for them to BELIEVE,
that He was going to leave them. Their
FAITH was neither COMPLETE nor STRONG. “These
things,” which Jesus told them was to bring them PEACE.
TRUE
BELIEVERS live a dual existence. They
live, “in Christ” and “in the world.”
Living in Christ can and SHOULD bring PEACE to their heart. But living in the world, brings about HOSTILE
PRESSURES for the TRUE BELIEVER of the Lord Jesus Christ. At the time of Jesus death, and even today,
the world system was/is an enemy of God, His laws, and His people.
But Jesus OVERCAME
the world. He RUINED Satan’s plans, by NOT
staying in the grave, but RISING FROM THE GRAVE, and FINISHING His mission of
SALVATION for mankind. He brought
FREEDOM to those who were BOUND to their sins.
He became the VICTOR over DEATH and the GRAVE.
So Jesus
told His disciples to; “TAKE HEART!” Meaning
that they SHOULD BE COURAGEOUS! Because He
had WON, and because He had WON, they could be WINNERS also. REMEMBER, He has OVERCOME the WORLD.
This message
is applicable to ALL TRUE BELIEVERS, and it is somewhat of a WARNING for those
who have NOT given their HEART and LIFE to God, but are LIVING for the Devil
instead. If you are in this category,
you are on the LOSING TEAM, because you are NOT in Christ, you are LIVING for
the world. Your DESTINATION is an
ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL of its HORRORS, and NO WAY OF ESCAPE. Jesus can be your WAY of escaping Hell, if
you will TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO God, with a TRUE
REPENTANT HEART. Then CONFESS your sins
to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.
Then you MUST BELIEVE that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven,
making intercession for you, before God.
And you MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and “TAKE HEART!” Because YOU
too have become a VICTOR over DEATH and the GRAVE. Do this NOW, while you still can. He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!
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