But later, God will reveal to us and have us understand what He was doing all along during our tribulations.Īn example, in my life, is when I found out that my mother was diagnosed with stage two melanoma (skin cancer). Throughout our lives, we will have circumstances that we will not understand at that moment. In fact, they would not understand until Jesus appears to them again after His death and resurrection ( Luke 24:36-49). Previously, in John 16:16, Jesus spoke, “A little while, and you will not see Me and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.” The disciples did not understand what Jesus was saying at all. In John 16:21, the Bible states, “A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.” These parables were difficult to understand for the disciples and the people that followed Jesus. Jesus often spoke in parables or stories. I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears ( Psalm 34:4). Believe in God believe also in me” ( John 14:1). A man with leprosy came to ask Jesus “if He was willing to heal him.” Jesus said, “I Am willing, and be cleansed.”Ĭan you imagine Jesus saying to you, in front of your face, “I Am willing”? Peace and joy probably overcame this man, who had been suffering for however long he had the disease. In Matthew 8:1-4, Jesus is coming down from the mountain and many people have followed him. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you ( Psalm 9:9-10). The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” ( John 14:27). “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you not as the world gives do I give to you. We have peace because Jesus is our peace. So, if Jesus did that for us and is still alive today in us, then we have no reason to fear. Jesus, the Son of God, went through hell on earth to give us peace beyond this world.

Therefore, peace has been replaced by fear because the only thing the world can see through this tribulation is fear. Right now, the earth is still going through troubled times. What we see sinks into our minds and can sometimes work our way into our hearts. Oftentimes, we only see what is presented in front of us. All over the earth, there is always someone suffering, praying for relief and peace.

Jesus said peace be still