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Tuesday... It definitely is the truth.


Tuesday... It definitely is the truth.

Jesus over in John 16:33 (NIV) says something that everyone of us, believer or not, definitely know to be the truth. He says, "In this world you will have trouble." We all know that to be the truth. Now we look at what we are going though or have gone through in our lives and can say, "It is definitely the truth." 


Now Jesus had the ability to not only look into the past or the present but also the future. In verse 32 he says to his 12 disciples, "A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone." Yes, "In this world you will have trouble." and that is where so many of us stop. 

But Jesus doesn't stop with "You will leave me all alone," he continues by saying, "for my Father is with me." Jesus knew what was ahead for him but he also knew that he was not alone. 

He then 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." Now you understand, Jesus knew what was about to happen to him but he was facing it as an overcomer. 

Now the last part of verse 32 through 33 in the Amplified Bible says, "'leaving Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. I have told you these things, so that you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.' [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]" 

Yes, it is definitely the truth that we will have trouble but to those of us who are Christ followers, it also is definitely the truth, that we can "have [perfect] peace" because we can "be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy];" because Jesus says, "I have overcome the world."

The world threw the worst it could ever throw at him, they killed him on a cross but he overcame it by being resurrected. He said even before the worst happened, "I have overcome the world.' [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]" And that is also true of us. We too can be overcomers. Just believe it. It too is definitely the truth. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 

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