Jesus is Essential
John 14:1: Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
People all over the world are seeking comfort at this very moment. They long for peace in their hearts. Jesus alone can bring that comfort, and here He tells the basis for it: “ye believe in God, believe also in me.” In the Greek, this can also be an imperative or a command. Believe in God. Believe in Me also. The word believe means “into.” When John talks about saving faith, there is always a preposition with it.
The faith is not inactive, not passive; it is to believe into or to believe upon or to believe in. It is an active faith, which is trust. If you believe that your car will take you home, how do you get home? By just believing it? No, you believe in it so much that you commit yourself to the car. You get into it and trust that it will get you home. In just such a way you get saved. You believe in Christ; you trust yourself to Him. 1
Walking with Jesus
Jesus wants to help you right now. Think of all the things that overwhelm you. Think of all the things that have been troubling your fragile heart. Jesus wants to comfort you. Jesus wants you to trust Him. He will take you across your “Red Sea” and get you safely to the other side of all these difficulties. Take His hand, in faith. Believe Him.
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance. Psalm 42:5
If we truly believe in God, we will truly behave godly.
Praying
Lord, thank You for always being there for me, especially in my most weakest moments.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Gospels (John 11-21) (electronic ed., Vol. 39). Nashville.
