'... Safety.
We’d like to believe that if we live in certain places, stay away from other places, associate with some people, but avoid others, we will be safe.
However, we cannot control it, nor can we predict when we will be safe and when we will not be safe. Jesus never guarantees our safety. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Toward the end of His last supper conversation, Jesus tells His disciples, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Expect trouble in the world, Jesus tells us. Our peace of mind does not come from outward circumstances or events. Our peace comes from being in Him, the Prince of Peace who has overcome the world.
And our safety—it comes from trusting in the Lord, no matter what our circumstances or geography. “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe” (Proverbs 29:25) ....'
We’d like to believe that if we live in certain places, stay away from other places, associate with some people, but avoid others, we will be safe.
However, we cannot control it, nor can we predict when we will be safe and when we will not be safe. Jesus never guarantees our safety. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Toward the end of His last supper conversation, Jesus tells His disciples, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Expect trouble in the world, Jesus tells us. Our peace of mind does not come from outward circumstances or events. Our peace comes from being in Him, the Prince of Peace who has overcome the world.
And our safety—it comes from trusting in the Lord, no matter what our circumstances or geography. “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe” (Proverbs 29:25) ....'
