Summary: If I could share one Bible verse with everyone this year, it would be the words of Jesus in John 14:1. Judas has just left the upper room. Jesus tells the other disciples that He is with them only a little longer. Then He will be crucified. What will Jesus say next? The first thing He says in John 14:1 will be remembered forever. Jesus says, “Let not your heart be troubled.” You may be thinking, “How could Jesus say that? How in the world could He possibly say, ‘Let not your heart be troubled’? He says He is going to be put to death. What will happen to us then?” Let’s consider what Jesus is not saying. In the broader context, just a few paragraphs earlier, John 13:21 says that Jesus was troubled in spirit that one of His own disciples was going to betray Him. Betrayal by a close friend is wicked. It cuts to the quick. It can devastate us. So, Jesus is not saying that terrible things will never happen to us. They will. So what’s the secret? Jesus tells us in the second half of John 14:1. First, He says, “Let not your heart be troubled.” Then He says, “You believe in God. Believe also in Me.” Today you may be troubled. Believe in Jesus, receive Him as your Savior, and let Him give you peace. This is Andrew Palau.
