His Voice Devotional

Text : John 16:33  These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."   Yesterday, we saw that as a believer, your peace is in Christ Jesus and not in this world. He declared that you will have tribulations in this world.  While no one likes tribulations, it is one sure thing that Jesus said we would encounter. He however gave us a comforting word that we should be of good sheer because he had already overcome the world.  You could liken the world to a very big python whose head has been smashed but its body is still having a measure of life. In the same way, Jesus has conquered the world, though it's still throwing tribulations at you.  A dead python whose head has been smashed and cut off can still be very scary and fearful, but it can no longer do much or any harm again, even if it's body is still moving. In the same manner, Jesus said, "...be of good chee...

Text : John 16:33  These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."*    In John chapter 16, our Lord Jesus Christ talked to his disciples  about the  persecution  that is about to confront them, his departure back to the Father, the arrival of the Holy Spirit, and how they shall be able to ask anything from the Father  in his potent name.  As he rounded up his discourse, He told the disciples that the reason for telling them all these is for them to know where to locate their Peace and that He has already overcome the world. He made it very clear to his disciples that the only place to find peace is in Him.  ".... *in Me* you may have peace. *In the world* you will have tribulation..." (John 16:33). It is therefore clear from the scriptures that this world has no peace to offer a true child of God.  Even the peace it offers unbeliev...