Devotional 17/10/16 – John 16:16 “After a little while you will see me”

 Jesus is alive! No matter how dark the day, Jesus is alive! He is with you, in you, and ready to listen to you. Let’s not lose heart but continue to trust in our risen Saviour.

To meditate/pray upon

John 16:16 “Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”

2 Corinthians 5:14-15 ‘For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again’.

Hebrews 6:19 ‘We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure’.

Jesus is preparing His disciples for His imminent death.  There is soon to be a period when Jesus, in the tomb, will not be seen by the disciples. Then, Jesus will rise from death and appear to them. There Lord was about to be betrayed and crucified. The disciples will all be scattered in fear (16:33) and Jesus is lovingly preparing them for this dark night.

But Jesus is not only preparing them. He is also preparing us as we read God’s word two millennia after these events. He wants us to believe that Jesus did die and was raised to life; He wants us to believe that even when times are dark and confusing, He is in control and has our best interests at heart.

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