“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:1.

The feeling of loss, or the anticipated knowledge that a person that you love, and care for will leave or has been taken away…the heart sinks and troubled thoughts of where do I go, what will happen without this significant other in my life? Such are the thoughts and heavy hearts of the disciples as Jesus prepared to leave them to face the cross, but He gently comforts them with these words “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:1.

The book of Job reminds us of the human condition to experience troubles in this life; “Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.” Job 14:1. There is no exception to trouble, we are either there at this very moment, been there in the past, or headed there soon. But, to God be the glory…we can trust in the comforting words of our Savior, Let not your hearts be troubled-why, because He and God are One and there is absolutely nothing impossible with God.

Whether it is through grief or numerous other circumstances that can trouble the heart…we have a very present help in trouble this morning- One who is the comforter and lover of our souls; He bids us to come boldly before His throne of grace for the comfort and peace that we need… “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28.

My friends, if your heart is troubled today, trust in God; Jesus knows, He cares, and He loves us. Even in the darkest of nights…He is our light, our way, our everlasting hope, and will send unspeakable joy and deliverance in the morning; “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalm 30:5.

Rest in the assurance that all is well, the disciple’s whole world crushed in front of their eyes in the following days…their Lord had been taken away, crucified; but Jesus got up out of that grave on the third day morning with all power…and the bible gives evidence in the book of Acts that nothing not even death could stop His disciples from witnessing to the world that He is God and has all power!

I am here to also testify that we can hold on to our hope in God…He has and will deliver from whatever circumstances that trouble our hearts… He is faithful and true, the Great I AM, our all and all.

Trust in His loving care and consider these words in your heart “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” Psalm 42:11.

God blessings of comfort, unfailing love and peace be with us all.