“In Me You May Have Peace”

“Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.”

“Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.

“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 16:25-33

Airplane simulators are very helpful devices. They are tremendous teaching tools – helpful in preparing an aspiring pilot to take command of an actual aircraft.

Real life is not like an airplane simulator, is it? Real life cannot be simulated. There is no safe, risk-free environment in which we experience life’s ups and downs unharmed. The risks and dangers of living in a broken world are inescapable.

Although we can’t avoid the dangers of life in a fallen world, we can have peace through a relationship with Jesus. He has secured our ultimate victory.

No life is more secure than a life surrendered to God.

Our Daily Bread – June 24, 2013