Is your heart troubled? Are you yearning for peace? Do you long for relief and rest? Are you looking for someone or something to put your trust in? Do you need your confidence boosted? Have you put your faith in God and in Jesus Christ? Will you trust the One who will return?
We may experience many unsettling situations during our lives. They can range from minor scrapes and bruises to serious diseases or illnesses. We may experience broken relationships or the death of a family member. We may feel as though the world is crumbling around us.
It is during times of trouble we need a solid foundation to stand on. We need something or someone we can count on to be there regardless of what we are going through. Jesus knows that. He knew it when He told the disciples to put their trust in Him. He knew He was to go to the cross soon and the disciples would be troubled.
Just like the disciples Jesus addressed, we can put our trust in Him. We can take comfort in knowing that He is preparing a place for us. It is not just any place, but a place for all eternity that will never decay but be a perfect place for us forever.
Not only is Jesus preparing a place for us, but He has promised to return. At His return, evil will be wiped out forever, there will be a bodily resurrection, and an eternity of bliss will begin. This is the foundation we can stand on. A foundation that will not crumble but will hold us steady when we are faced with troubling situations.
I pray we all believe in God and Jesus Christ. I pray we put our faith in Jesus. I pray each one of us will trust Jesus at His word and know that He will return to take us to a perfect place for eternity. Do not be troubled. Stand on the firm foundation. Put your faith in Jesus. Know that He will return. Trust that He is preparing a place for you.
John 14:1-3 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.”
Marty Pressey 