“You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.” In this world, we are assured of trouble, but in Jesus, we can have peace, because He has overcome the world.

Minister Aaron Hill continues his series on the Gospel of John beginning in John 16:26. Jesus often used figures of speech to speak to His disciples, but Jesus tells them that an hour is coming when He will no longer do that. When is the hour? It is the time of His resurrection. In that day, Jesus’ disciples will gain a direct link to the Father that they and we did not have. They would be able to address the Father in Jesus’ name, just as we can do that today! The Father loves us because we have loved Christ. 

There is a special kind of love between God and His people; there is a special love between Christ and His bride, the church. The world can’t offer peace. Only Christ can offer peace because He has overcome the world.