In Me You May Have Peace

John 16:33

Love, joy, and peace – 

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

“Jesus’ point is that by his death he has made the world’s opposition pointless and beggarly. The decisive battle has been . The world continues its wretched attacks, but those who are in Christ share the victory he has won. They cannot be harmed by the world’s evil, and they know who in the end. From this they , and begin to share his .”  D.A. Carson

“In the world you will have tribulation.”

This year I have faced [examples of difficulty or struggle] … 

“In me you may have peace … take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Despite the difficulties, I have seen the Lord [strengthen me with gospel promises, provide for me, change me] … 

“Jesus did not overlook the trial that would affect them as well as himself, for that was inevitable in a world alienated from God. He did proclaim victory over it.”  Merrill Tenney