#john 16:33

[virtue-and-blood]

John 16:31-33: Jesus replied to them, 'Do you now believe? Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 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.'

[walkswithmyfather]

“Lord, You have a plan for my life, and I'm learning that plan was never a promise of a life without difficulty, without loss, without the things I'm most afraid could happen.

I lie awake sometimes worrying about the people I love, imagining scenarios I wish I could prevent, wondering if hard things are somehow proof that Your plan has failed.

Teach me that having a plan for my life doesn't mean I'm protected from every painful possibility, but that nothing painful falls outside Your reach or Your presence.

There is no place my life or the lives of those I love could go where You are not already there, no circumstance so difficult it separates us from Your love.

Help me stop measuring Your faithfulness by whether hard things happen and start trusting that You go ahead of us into whatever comes, present in every possibility I fear.

Remind me that the things I'm most afraid of are not beyond Your plan, not outside Your care, that wherever life leads, You've already gone before us.

Give me peace enough to rest at night, trusting not that difficulty will be avoided, but that nothing that happens will ever separate us from Your love.

Let me trust today that God has a plan for my life, one that holds steady even through what I fear most, because nowhere is beyond Your reach. In Jesus' name, Amen.”

From: “Faithful Grace” (FB)

Jesus never said that this life would be easy. In John 16:33 He says,

“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.” (NIV)

Whatever happens, we are never alone, because God is with us always! (Matt. 28:20) Amen!🙏

[beloved-not-broken]

clinging to christ because what else is there to do but hope for a better future

[queenfishiethemagnificent]

“I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

[andallshallbewell]

[dailychristianblog]

[wiirocku]

John 16:33 (NLT) - 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.”

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Be of Good Cheer

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. — John 16:33 | New Messianic Version (NMV) The New Messianic Version Bible by Tov Rose © 2012. All Rights Reserved. Cross References: Matthew 9:2; John 14:27; John 15:18; Acts 14:22; Romans 8:37; 2 Corinthians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 4:7

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On what basis can believers be of good cheer?