Jesus’ Words in Red Trouble

Jesus’ Words in Red

Trouble

“In this world you will have trouble.”

Trouble

“In this world you will have trouble.”

I have always felt this was an understatement

The world cries Peace, Peace as they protest

But we can cry out to the Prince of Peace

Who promises Peace eternal

Don’t let the trouble of this world get you down

Don’t let it change your living of a godly and holy life

Take heart

Jesus overcame the world and its troubles

Trouble

“In this world you will have trouble.”

I have always felt this was an understatement.

If you are a first responder

If you are in the military

If you are in the medical field

You have job security.

No one escapes a life without trouble.

Why?

Because of sin.

In 2017 the news media cannot

keep up with the troubling events.

Wild fires across America have destroyed

property and lives, yet it got very little

coverage because hurricane Harvey’s devastation

on Texas and Irma’s to Florida and the East Coast.

Before assessments of the damage were

made, America was horrified when a man

opened fire on innocent concert

goers in America’s worst shooting.

The division and hatred in

America is tearing us apart. 

The NFL and others refuse to stand united

under America’s flag and the National Anthem.

 

Let’s not forget ISIS and the threat

from Rocket Man in North Korea.

As bad as all this is,

it is not as bad as killing God…

Crucifying Jesus Christ.

Jesus had just shared His final words with the

disciples and told them He would be leaving…

These are troubling words.

  

It is hard to believe the words Jesus ends with…

 "I have told you these things,

so that in me you may have peace.”

PEACE???

How can there be peace?

Jesus says…

“But take heart! I have overcome the world." 

Jesus overcame the world in every sense.

When they nailed Him to the cross…

They could not kill Him.

He laid down His life only to take it up again.

So we might have hope.

Peter writes about the destruction of this world.

Many are coming to believe we are in those days.

Peter tells us what we should do…

Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of

people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.

That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire,

and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his

promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth,

the home of righteousness.

2 Peter 3:11-13

For the believer, the troubles of this world

do not change the way we live.

We continue to live holy and godly lives.

We do not lose hope because Jesus overcame

the world and will come back again.

He will fulfill the promise of

a new heaven and a new earth.

The Home of Righteousness.

The world cries Peace,

Peace as they protest.

But we can cry out to the Prince of Peace…

Who promises Peace eternal.

Don’t let the trouble of this world get you down.

Don’t let it change your living of a godly and holy life.

Take heart…

Jesus overcame the World and its troubles.

Scripture Reading

John 16:33 NIV

33 "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."