Not too long before he returned to heaven, Jesus told his followers “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me,” John 14:1.
The English words “Do not let” mean “to refuse to allow or to permit something to happen.” So, God gives us the power to reject a troubled heart. Yes, the Holy Spirit in you equips you to reject a troubled heart even though you live in a troubled world! We can reject the trouble we brought on ourselves or that others brought on us. In fact, Jesus told us that God “will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away,” Revelation 21:4.
As believers in Jesus we firmly stand against a troubled mind and a disturbed heart. God is our Victory!
Another wonderful verse is found in Proverbs 12:28: “In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.”
Resting in Jesus
Jesus is our life! He isn’t merely our pathway to life—he is our very life! So, we rest in him even when we live in a world of chaos and feel fear in our hearts. We say “no” to fear of every kind and surrender ourselves to heavenly Father, Christ Jesus and Holy Spirit. They are our guardian and our provider. Even if our enemies kill us, we do not fear, but rest in the Lord who called us into eternal immortality. There is nothing to fear because heavenly Father, Christ Jesus and Holy Spirit commit their infinite power to bestowing eternal life on us. We are more than conquerors through him who loved us! Remember the verse we quoted above? “In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality,” Proverbs 12:28. Yes, walking with Jesus guarantees immortality to his followers. Even if we are executed by our enemies, we do not fear because God designed us for eternal life!
When we die, our spirit steps out of our bodies and lives eternally with Father, Son and Holy Spirit! We cannot lose for winning! Our God called us to eternal life so that’s where we are headed!
Overcoming Fear of Death
Death is a frightening experience that nobody wants to go through. However, death happens to every human since Adam and Eve. So, we overcome fear of death even though we cannot escape death.
We refuse to allow our hearts to be frightened of death because we belong to the Author of Life. Jesus came to earth as a mortal and experienced execution on a cross. However, Jesus volunteered to die and, thereby, became eligible for eternal life. True, his death was very unpleasant. His torture, crucifixion, spitting, screaming and beating was anything but pleasant. Nevertheless, Jesus experienced this for our sake so that by uniting with him we could overcome the fear of death just like he overcame it.
Jesus was buried in a tomb hollowed out of rock. They laid his body in this tomb and rolled a large stone across the door into the tomb. However, in three days Jesus’ Spirit entered his lifeless body and brought it back to eternal life. He walked out of the tomb and appeared to many of his followers before ascending to his father’s right hand. Consequently, we face the experience called death without being terrified by it. We know that beyond death lies eternal life for everyone who loves the Lord! Eternal life awaits all of Jesus’ followers who love him and want to please him. God gives us the power to reject a troubled heart even though we must go through physical death. We are seeking immortality even though immortality requires us to experience death. We are more than conquerors through him who loved us and gave himself up for us, so we do not fear death. We refuse to let our hearts be troubled by the prospect of these bodies ceasing to exist. Eternal life awaits all of Jesus’ followers because he died to bring us into everlasting life! Our union with Jesus guarantees our union with him in eternal life!
Joyfully Anticipating Eternal Life
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me,” John 14:1. We choose to not be troubled by placing our faith in the God who called us to eternal life! All of us face a resurrection which brings us into eternal life in a resurrected body. Truly, we cannot lose for winning! Our God called us to eternal life without fear of harm, injury or death. We refuse to be troubled by fear, anxiety or hopelessness. We rest in our God who watches over us and will help us escape eternal death by raising us from the dead and placing us in an eternally resurrected body. We choose to not be troubled because we believe in our eternal God who loves us with all his heart. We are headed for an eternal life without any fear, pain, sorrow, regrets or suffering.
Remember, brother and sister, what Proverbs 12:28 promises you: “In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.”
Be greatly encouraged,
James Fields
Thank you so much for this encouraging word. I needed the reminder.
You are very welcome 🙂 Thank you for letting us know you were blessed and encouraged which encourages us!