He In You....You Conquer in difficulties

Carina Francke

Scripture: John 15:19-21

As believers in a broken world we too experience disappointments, sorrow and persecution. Yes, some of us even lose our jobs, houses and loved ones. In times like

these we tend to ask, "Why?" and wonder why our 24/7 Companion does not hasten to rescue us.

Trials should not be foreign to us because Jesus,  our leader also experienced crises, "If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also." (John 15:20)

Jesus gives a few reasons: He himself was persecuted and because believers belong to the Lord and confess His name they too will be hated and persecuted. Why? Because the world does not know God or Jesus. (v19,21). But, as seen in the list of trials mentioned above, life also gives us its (big) share of problems. However it may be though, one of the purposes of trials is to test the genuiness of our faith(1 Peter 1:7). So, the sooner you and I accept the inevitable and learn to handle trials, the sooner we will be able to live victorious lives despite our struggles.

You see, victory over matters that knock us down is possible. "Yet in all these we are more than conquerers through Him who loved us." (Rom 8:37) The Spirit in you and me guarantees that his power will be available to us 24/7 in every circumstance. He is the Light in us who shines even in our darkest hours, Who already won the victory for us and Who has compassion for us. And our responsibility? To stay put in our faith in Him and radiate the light of his Word, thus resisting every attack of the enemy on our spirit and sound mind.

Marcelle Auclair said, "If you have to sit in a dark room you do not blame the darkness of the night.  No, you take care to have a lamp available. Light a lamp in every dark corner of your heart."

Jesus is the Light that shines through us and enables us to put the darkness to flight so that worries and insecurity about today and tomorrow will not blur our vision of victory in Him.

Prayer: Thank you that You are my light and help in tough times and thank you that you are never far away; You are in me! Amen