PEACE AND CONFIDENCE!

Will you imagine with me for a moment that you are sitting at your breakfast table this Monday morning (or whenever) and across the table from you Jesus is sitting eating His breakfast with you. You may smile but bear with me. You're there eating your tea and toast perhaps, thinking of all that this week may bring and maybe apprehensive about what else may happen in the world, and maybe weighed down with your responsibilities, be they family, work or just getting through another day.

As all these things are going through your mind Jesus starts to talk and at first you're so preoccupied you don't hear Him then He taps on the table to get your attention and you realise you've not heard a word He said.  So in case you missed it here is what He is saying to each one of us as we start this week afresh...

I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have (perfect) peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer (take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted)! For I have overcome the world. (I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you). John 16:33 (Amplified)

Perfect peace and confidence!  Isn't that what each one of us would like to start out this week and Jesus is offering it to each of us every day no matter what is pressing in on us.

Perfect peace - that word also translates as 'rest'. Jesus wants us to remember He is the Great I AM.  He is whatever you will need Him to be this week and He offers it to us so we can have complete confidence in Him and rest in Him with such a great sense of peace that nothing will daunt us or disturb us.

So as you get up from the table and get ready for the day, remember what Jesus just said, put your armour on again this morning, knowing that you are surrounded by the favour of God like a shield, that you can be confident in His presence with you personally, and rest and lean on the sure knowledge that nothing is going to happen that He doesn't already know about and has already got an answer for. He has deprived the world of the power to harm you and He says it's Ok you can cheer up.😊