Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled
Tim Melton
John 14:1-31
2020 has been a year like no one ever expected, and we still have 4 months left. So, here is my question. When your heart is troubled how do you respond? Some people shout and scream. Some sit and cry. Some silo themselves with a bag of chips, a bowl of ice cream and endless episodes of a Netflix series. Others sleep, and sleep and sleep. Others bury themselves in a good book or meditative music. Others become workaholics or even alcoholics. Others turn to Facebook, zoom, whatsapp, pornography or video games. Some plan vacations, go shopping, or spend their time on Instagram coveting the life of others as they grow angrier at the world, God, and even themselves. All of these are superficial efforts to hide the pain. They are short lived solutions to a deeper problem. They are like putting on a Band-Aid when heart surgery is needed. We will always long for joy and peace and certainty but we must realize that the long-term solution will not be found by anything that we do or experience in the outside world. The solution must be found on the inside at the level of the heart, and only God can bring change on the heart level. Today we will turn to John 14 and see the solution that Jesus gives for those whose hearts are troubled.
As we seek to understand John 14 we must make note of the chapters and verses that led up to this conversation between Jesus and His disciples. The week had started with Jesus´ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. To Jesus´ disciples it must have seemed that Jesus was finally about to take His place as the promised Jewish Messiah. But as the week continued Jesus talked more of his departure and death. The disciples seemed not to understand. Something dark was approaching but they did not have ears to hear what Jesus was saying.
It was now Thursday night, hours before Jesus would be arrested. In the previous verses Jesus had just washed the feet of the disciples, sent Judas Iscariot ...
Tim Melton
John 14:1-31
2020 has been a year like no one ever expected, and we still have 4 months left. So, here is my question. When your heart is troubled how do you respond? Some people shout and scream. Some sit and cry. Some silo themselves with a bag of chips, a bowl of ice cream and endless episodes of a Netflix series. Others sleep, and sleep and sleep. Others bury themselves in a good book or meditative music. Others become workaholics or even alcoholics. Others turn to Facebook, zoom, whatsapp, pornography or video games. Some plan vacations, go shopping, or spend their time on Instagram coveting the life of others as they grow angrier at the world, God, and even themselves. All of these are superficial efforts to hide the pain. They are short lived solutions to a deeper problem. They are like putting on a Band-Aid when heart surgery is needed. We will always long for joy and peace and certainty but we must realize that the long-term solution will not be found by anything that we do or experience in the outside world. The solution must be found on the inside at the level of the heart, and only God can bring change on the heart level. Today we will turn to John 14 and see the solution that Jesus gives for those whose hearts are troubled.
As we seek to understand John 14 we must make note of the chapters and verses that led up to this conversation between Jesus and His disciples. The week had started with Jesus´ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. To Jesus´ disciples it must have seemed that Jesus was finally about to take His place as the promised Jewish Messiah. But as the week continued Jesus talked more of his departure and death. The disciples seemed not to understand. Something dark was approaching but they did not have ears to hear what Jesus was saying.
It was now Thursday night, hours before Jesus would be arrested. In the previous verses Jesus had just washed the feet of the disciples, sent Judas Iscariot ...
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