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I haven’t heard this particular scripture preached in some time now! What a breath of fresh air it truly was when I heard a minister preach John 16:33 and drive the point home that in Christ we too can and will overcome. Why, because of the peace of Jesus Christ:
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.”
Let’s face it. It is tough to overcome the junk in this world. It is especially tough when you try to do it alone. In fact, I argue that doing it alone will leave you overcome instead of in the status of being an “overcomer.”
I heard an older preacher at a revival once say that the Lord did not design us to just “live with it all” but to “live beyond it.” Hence why I am so thankful for Jesus Christ being in my life. It is because of Him I am an overcomer and I am able to overcome junk by living and dwelling in his peace in my time of tribulation, or trouble.
Another point to drive home out of this text is this: “in this world you will have tribulation.”
This is not a easy pill to swallow, but it is the truth. The world we live in can be unfair, cruel, dark, crazy, scary and just downright messed up. While a lot of good things can happen here while we are alive and well, Jesus clearly warns us here that we WILL go through tribulation. Trust in the world will only bring trouble, not triumph. But trust in Jesus will bring victory, victory that we have through the Son of God! Victory that we couldn’t obtain by any other means.
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