Bible Study: Acts 13, 26 to 33 and John
14, 1 to 6.
The words of Jesus in our Gospel
passage this morning are really really reassuring. Despite whatever life brings, let these words
remain always at the back of our minds: “Let not your hearts be troubled;
believe in God, believe also in me.” Jesus did not just say, “let not your
hearts be troubled”, he went ahead to add the only cure and remedy or safeguard
so to say, that would prevent our hearts from getting unnecessarily troubled – “Believe!”
Just believe.
Believe that there is God and that
God knows, God sees, God understands, that God cares and always wants the best
for you. Believe also in Jesus that he is the Son of God, that he once lived in
human flesh and he perfectly understands what you are going through. Truly speaking,
the only cure for worry is Faith!. To the extent that we believe things would be
fine is the extent that we let go of our fears and anxiety.
Consider what St. Paul is saying in
the first reading. Jesus Christ was persecuted by a people he came to save, a
people who were anxiously expecting a Messiah, and even though they did not
recognise Jesus as the long awaited Messiah, by their very actions, they helped
bring to fulfilment all that the prophets of old said about Jesus.
Dear friends, could it just be that
the so-called suffering you may be going through right now is just a fulfilment
of God’s ultimate plan for you? Think about it! Would you still consider your
present situation as suffering if you had the privilege of seeing the future
and knowing that great things lie ahead of you?
Take for example, a student who has
to eat once a day and stay up all night to read. He may consider his present
predicament as suffering but then, what if he is destined to get a job that
would earn him a 7digit salary just after school. Would he still consider his
present situation as suffering? Sometimes a change in perspective may just be
all we need to quench our worries and re-settle our hearts.
Just believe! Trust in God. Nothing
ever happens to you without God’s permission and knowledge. Yes, things may be
bad right now. But don’t waste any time worrying. Even a troubled heart like a
troubled sea will not make you see clearly what lies ahead and it is the hope
of something better that keeps us going. Faith may not show you the whole of
your future but it encourages you to just take one small step at a time like
one holding a small lamp in the dark. That small step is all that matters. Little
drops make mighty oceans.
People may be disturbing you from all
sides right now, and you just cannot understand why they are being mean to you.
You may be so unjustly treated and innocently accused of what you are not aware
of. You may even be so angry right now with somebody or with a particular
system but still, let not your heart be troubled! Let not your hearts be
troubled. The people who killed Jesus did not even know they were helping to prove
his authenticity as the Messiah. Those people making life difficult for you may
just be helping to bring out the best in you, the best that God himself created
you to be.
Let not your hearts be troubled.
Let us pray: Lord Jesus, teach me to
trust and believe that you are always there for me. When life is hard and my
boat is tossed by storms from all sides, allow me to see you walking on water
towards me. Enlarge my heart to trust that you have plans for me; plans to give
me a meaning and a purpose in life. Amen.
God bless you. Good morning. Be
Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you.
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