Be of Good Cheer

The Storm

Jesus names both tribulation and peace together here, in the world ye shall have tribulation, an honest, direct acknowledgment that this whole book’s exploration of genuine overwhelm and storm was never promised to fully, permanently end, and yet, in the same breath, but be of good cheer, genuine peace held alongside this honest acknowledgment.

Notice in me, the specific location named for this peace, not found in circumstances first improving, tribulation first ending, but in me, this peace located specifically in relationship with Christ himself, available even while tribulation in the world genuinely, honestly continues around it.

This is worth holding as this whole final movement’s own honest, mature conclusion, not naive denial that storms will continue, but genuine, sustained peace held specifically in him, alongside this honest acknowledgment, I have overcome the world, worth trusting as the actual ground this peace genuinely, reliably stands upon.

Whatever tribulation continues, and honestly, this verse promises it genuinely will, receive today this fuller, more mature peace Jesus actually offers, not denial of ongoing difficulty, but genuine good cheer, held specifically in him, trusting his own stated victory, I have overcome the world, as this peace’s actual, reliable foundation.