Jesus did not come to be your magician. The message of Jesus is not, “Don’t be afraid, I won’t let bad things happen.” That’s magic. The message of Jesus is “Don’t be afraid when bad things happen.” That’s confidence in God. Confidence that is so sure of God’s love and protection that it actually overwhelms and overshadows our fear. Jesus wants to take us to a place – not of denial, not of hocus-pocus, not to give us some formula that gets Him to do what we want Him to do – a place where our faith is so confident that even in the midst of circumstances that should terrify us, we will not be afraid. THAT is where following Jesus ultimately leads. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (paraphrase of an Andy Stanley quote) - We miss you Uncle Brian but know you are with Jesus now and you are still watching over us, as you always have.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:27:48 +0000
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