Don't Let Your Heart be Troubled

Three times in John 14-16, Jesus said for us to not be troubled, dismayed or have our peace disturbed:

John 14:1 (NLT) – Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.

John 14:27 (NLT) – I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

John 16:33 (NLT) – I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.

The key to having this peace is to seek the peace-giver and not the peace itself. Scripture has to lead us to God’s presence, and not just give us principles to follow.

I developed this further in my sermon on 5/9.

Doug