“Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me.”
There are three important words in this verse that can make a difference in the quality of our lives. The first word is “heart.” The Greek word Kardia is used here for heart. Literally, it refers to the muscle that keeps us alive. But it is also used to refer to the heart as the center of emotional, intellectual, spiritual and moral activity. Proverbs 4:23 warns us about being careful what we let into our hearts: “Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.” This can also be translated as “guard your heart.” What we let into our hearts decides the quality of our lives – or the lack thereof. We need to be careful what we see, what we think, and what we do, for if we are not careful our hearts will be led astray. We also need to be careful that we do not become “faint of heart” and spend our lives worrying and fretting. It is to this that Jesus refers in our text.. The second word is “troubled.” Jesus says “let not your hearts be troubled…” Jesus is warning His disciple’s, and us, to not let our hearts be troubled, disturbed, or afraid. Our lives can be literally ruined by letting the troubles of life make us faint of heart. Jesus knew what His disciples were about to encounter in serving Him. It is also a warning to us that we are going to face things in life that will cause us to fret and worry if we are not careful. Also, if we are not careful we will live in fear. Jesus warns us here not to be ruled by our troubles, and let them ruin our lives. Your life should not be defined by your troubles. The third word is “believe.” Jesus said: “Let not your hearts be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me.” Jesus gives the key to keeping our hearts from being troubled in the word “believe.” The word means more than to just believe that there is a God, and that Christ is really alive. It means to entrust our hearts to God, to Christ, and let Him control what we let into our hearts and let Him keep us from being controlled by our troubles. We will encounter troubles in this life, but we will never face them alone if we truly entrust our lives to Jesus. I do not know what troubles you are facing today, but I do know that they do not have to rule your heart. We will never live trouble-free lives, but we can live beyond them by entrusting our lives to Christ and to really believe that “all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28) Do you really believe this promise? Then, “let not your heart be troubled….” Really believe in Christ and not just about Him. Bro. Joe
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