Readings:
II Kings 9
John 16:25-33
Focus:
John 16:33b:"In the world you will have suffering. But take heart! I have conquered the world."
There certainly does seem to be plenty of suffering in the world, as I mentioned yesterday. I know of someone who only has a few months left to live, yet he is not old, and his daughter will be getting married this spring; will he live to see her wedding? A close relative is losing her mental capacities, and is aware of it; she is not happy. In the world we will have suffering.
But the Father loves us himself, if we have loved Jesus and believed that he came from God. And so we can take heart. Jesus has conquered the world. Nothing that it can dish out will ultimately overcome us. Jesus has the last word, and all will be well in the end.
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