Peace Without Pretending
Jesus names two realities without asking us to pretend they are the same. Trouble is part of life in the world, and peace is possible in him. He does not say that peace depends on getting every proble
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John 16:33: Devotionals and Reflections
I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
Jesus acknowledges trouble while speaking of peace in him. His call to take heart does not require us to deny what is hard.
Devotionals connected to this passage
Peace as a Gift
Jesus calls this peace his own, and he speaks of giving it. That matters when peace feels like a task we have failed to complete. The verse does not ask its hearers to create an undisturbed life befor
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