Don't Be Troubled

The person who trusts the Lord will be blessed. JEREMIAH 17:7.

      Just prior to his crucifixion, [ Jesus] told his disciples that he would be leaving them. " Where I am going you cannot follow now, but you will follow later" ( John 13:36)
      Such a statement was bound to stir some questions. Peter spoke for the others and asked, " Lord, why can't I follow you now?"
     See if Jesus' reply doesn't reflect the tenderness of a parent to a child: " Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house; I would not tell you this it if were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you.... I will come back and take you to be with me so that you may be where I am going" ( John 14:1-3).
      Reduce the paragraph to a sentence and it might read: " You do the trusting and I'll do the taking."
            When Christ Comes