Jesus lived in human form on the earth for some 33 years. He experienced ridicule, difficulty, meanness, all the things that sin and death brought to His fallen creation. According to John’s record, on the night Jesus was taken prisoner He gave 7 reasons you and I need not worry.

1) Jesus is preparing a dwelling place specifically for you

John 14:¹Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

²In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Troubled =worried, distressed, mental clam disturbed

Believe = to have confidence in the reliability of someone

What does it mean to you that Jesus is preparing a dwelling place just for you?

How can this assurance give you reason not to worry?

2) Jesus will come to take you home with Him

John 14:³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

What does it mean to you that Jesus will personally receive you to Himself?

What does being always with Jesus mean to you?

How can this assurance give you reason not to worry?

3) While you are here you have access to Him at all times

John 14:¹²Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

¹³And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

¹⁴If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

What does constant access to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords mean to you?

How can this assurance give you reason not to worry?

4) Jesus gives you the Comforter

¹⁵If ye love me, keep my commandments.

¹⁶And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

¹⁷Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

²⁵These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

²⁶But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

What does it mean to you to have the Comforter with you?

What does it mean to have the Spirit of Truth with you?

How can this assurance give you reason not to worry?

5) Jesus comes to you

¹⁸I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

¹⁹Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

²⁰At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

What does it mean to be alive because Jesus lives?

What does it mean to you to have Jesus in you?

How can this assurance give you reason not to worry?

6) Jesus will manifest Himself to you

²¹He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

²²Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

²³Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Manifest = to make clear or evident to one’s understanding

What does it mean to you to have Jesus and the Father in you?

What does it mean to you that Jesus will manifest Himself to you?

How has Jesus been manifesting Himself to you?

How can this assurance give you reason not to worry?

7) Jesus gives you His peace

²⁷Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Peace = freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction, anxiety

What does having peace from Jesus mean to you?

How can this assurance give you reason not to worry?

Our focus – Hebrews 12:¹ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

² Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God

Our challenge – Dearly Beloved,

Run with your eyes on Jesus alone!

Run in faith that Jesus loves you with an everlasting, unconditional love; has uniquely designed and created only one you; has a good plan for your life; runs with you; and will      accomplish His purposes for you and through you!

Run in His strength alone!

Run being yoked to Emmanuel!

Run with your eyes on the prize!

Run with your focus on His mission: to conform you to the image of Jesus Christ!

Run with the desire to finish strong!

Run with the desire to finish with your lamp burning!

Run with the expectation of being in His physical presence when together you cross your finish line!

Run to His glory alone!

Run and keep on running!

Coach Patti