“I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.” —John 16:33
Not long ago I sat in a hotel lobby, catching up with a longtime friend I’d not seen in several years. She has been a faithful lover and servant of Christ since she was a teen. But storms came crashing in around her when she learned that her husband of thirty-some years, who had served in ministry for decades, had been living a lie for a long time.
As I listened to her story, I was struck that she wasn’t emotionally overwrought, nor has she been overcome by her husband’s sinful choices. She models a quiet strength and peace because the betrayal and crises brought on by her faithless husband are not “king” in her life. Christ is King. Nor are those life-altering calamities final. Christ is with her in her present pain. And beyond the heartaches of this life, He has promised her a glorious, eternal future that will make all she has suffered become dim in comparison.
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Heaven Rules: Take courage. Take comfort. Our God is in control. ©2022 Revived Hearts Foundation
Scripture taken from The CSB
Make it Personal
How can you hold onto the truth that Christ is King over all your circumstances, trials, and pain?