“Let not your heart be troubled, you believe in God, believe also in me. 2. In my Father’s house are many mansions: If it were not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”
Jesus was about to leave His disciples and return to the Father, and their hearts were heavy with sorrow. Jesus sensed their sorrow, and He gave this word of comfort, which is also a word for our encouragement. Jesus was saying that our faith in God is sufficient to meet all of the needs of our lives. This faith sustains us today. It helps us to understand Paul’s words in Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” Our faith tells us that God’s grace is sufficient for us in our struggles and problems. Think about this: What are you putting your faith in at this moment in your life? Are you putting your faith in Christ, or do you think that you are in this alone. Our faith in God, in Christ, is sufficient. Jesus was saying that death is not the end. There are people who say that when we die that is it, and we will put in our “final resting place.” I think that when we realize that Jesus is in charge of our lives, we will realize that He is also in charge of our deaths. He even mentioned an eternal home: “In my Father’s house are many mansions…” He is preparing a dwelling place for us in heaven. Jesus was telling His disciples that when He died on the cross, that would not be the end, for He would rise again. Death did not defeat Jesus; rather, Jesus defeated death. Death could not hold Him. This means that it will also not hold us . There is a heaven awaiting believers in Jesus Christ. Jesus said that we would join Him in eternity. Jesus said that if that was not true, He would have told them that it was not true. He has gone to prepare a place for us and we will be with Him as the ages roll. When we get there, we will see Jesus and we will know Him. This also leads me to believe that we will also recognize all of those who have gone before us as we gather at the feet of Jesus. Think about it. Moses will be there. Paul will be there. Peter, James and John will be there. Think of all of the great things that we can spend eternity learning from those who have gone before us. Take this word of encouragement from Jesus personally and claim it for yourself. Bro. Joe
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