Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled.

Friday 17^th May, 2019. Read Acts 13:26-33, Psalm 2 and John 14:1-6

 

_*“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me… I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” (John 14:1-6)*_

Today, Jesus beautifully assures us: “let not your hearts be troubled.” How? We may ask. The answer is what follows next: “Believe in God, believe also in me.” Whenever we are really worried about anything, it is an indication of how much faith we have.

So long as we are still on earth, there would always be something to make us worry. This is why Jesus speaks of the Father’s house saying in it, there are many rooms. It is only when we get to the Father’s house in heaven that we can have a life without anything to worry about. In the meantime, we have to trust God.

Whenever I am having a very tough time, I think of Job, how Satan obtained permission to test him and I tell myself “this too shall pass.” Believe that God knows, God sees, God understands, God cares and always wants the best for you. Believe that Jesus who once lived in human flesh and experienced every single possible emotion you now experience perfectly understands what you are going through.

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? The people who killed Jesus did not even know they were helping to prove his authenticity as the Messiah. Think of this, 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.

The worst anybody can do to you is to take your life. But even at that, Jesus assures us, “I am going to prepare a place for you. In my Father’s house, there are many rooms.” Thomas wanted to be very sure so he asked for the way. And Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life. This means all we have to do is to follow Jesus because he is both the road and the destination. Once you have Jesus, you have everything.

Let us pray: Lord Jesus, increase my faith and cast away my fears and worries. Amen

*Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. (Friday of the 4^th Week of Easter. Bible Study: Acts 13:26-33, Psalm 2 and John 14:1-6).