You're Gonna Need a Quality Shoe
Friday, July 25, 2008 at 9:27PM Busy day, recycled post.
If we expect the road of our life to be all freeway, or even all paved
sidewalk, we’re going to be disappointed. Jesus warned his disciples
that in this world they would have trouble. Why should we expect it to
be any different for us? Eventually, we’re all going to run into difficult circumstances and we may have to endure them for a long time. It’s the way of
this world and we are in the world.
Jesus didn’t tell
his disciples how hard things would be for them because he wanted
to scare them, but rather, because he wanted to prepare them for it. When persecution and
difficulty came, he didn’t want them to be blown away by it.
Do you remember Jesus’ words of warning?
In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage—I have conquered the world. (John 16:33 NET)
He told his disciples that they could expect to experience pain and hardship in the world, and that the reason they could face their trials
courageously was because he had been victorious over the world.
Did they remember what he said? What
happened the first time the disciples faced trouble after Jesus
ascended? How did they react?
