Outside circumstances put a pressure inside that awakens the anxieties that everything is going to fall apart. Indeed, a rational case can be made that things will indeed get worse, in the world and in our lives. You will have tribulation. The inner pressure has been replaced with peace. In Christ, there is peace. Because he has overcome the world. He has the victory. In Christ all is well. And all shall be well. And I am in Christ. I am in his victory. Christ is alive and you and I are alive. No matter what, it is a good day. Be of good cheer dear ones. Christ Jesus has overcome the world. In him there is peace.
In Me You Have Peace
October 23, 2016 - John 16: 25-33
October 23, 2016 • Rev. Dr. Gerrit Dawson
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