Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

Dear Weekly Readers! 

God’s Peace! 

John 14:1-6

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Prayerfully let this be our text for today.   

The timing of this scripture is very important.  It was after the Last (Lord’s) Supper.  So it was on Thursday night, before Jesus was crucified.  Why do I say this is important?  Because when Jesus says, Let not your heart be troubled, He is talking about those things to come. Jesus knew that when He would be put to death the next day, that those closest to Him would have some very dark and sad times ahead. So Jesus spoke these words of comfort unto them!    We today can also believe these words of comfort if God allows! Not only can we be comforted about those things that have already happened, but we are also instructed not to be troubled about the future. 

What comfort!  How often do I worry about the future.  We often fear the worst is going to happen.   Jesus says, Let not your heart be troubled.   Come what may come, we are the Lord’s!  Fear not!  The angels proclaimed this, and God is still speaking this through His Word to us even today!   Let not your heart be troubled!

Then Jesus begins to tell us that He is going (gone for us) to prepare a place for us!  Imagine… first Jesus came and died for you and me, taking our entire sin debt upon Him.  He paid a debt He did not owe, because we had a debt we could not pay!  Jesus paid it all! All to Him I owe!    Now Jesus is in heaven preparing a place for all who believe! 

What must man believe?  The last verse in our text gives the key.  This is what we must believe! We must believe Jesus when He said: I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 

Do you believe this, dear friend? We are to believe this not only for someone else, but for ourselves.  Do you believe that Jesus is the ONLY WAY?  That Jesus is Truth?  And that in Him and Him only is life?   Do you believe your sins are blotted out and covered by the precious blood of Jesus, and in His Holy name you can believe them all forgiven?

Do you believe in the life-giving power of Jesus? Do you believe that He is the Life, and that through His resurrection, you have endless life in Him? 

Dear Lord, give us power today to enter into His rest, always believing solely and completely in the completed work of Jesus Christ for our Salvation! 

May God Bless your week! 

John Ruotsala