John 14:1-3 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In 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. And 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.”
In the verses previous to this one, Jesus had just told His disciples that He would be leaving them soon. They were disheartened and did not understand it.
To comfort them, Jesus gave them the above verses, telling them that they did not need to be troubled over it. The powerful statements in these three verses are enough to help comfort any believer still on earth. Here they are in summary form:
- There are many mansions in Heaven
- Jesus is leaving to prepare a place for us
- Jesus will come back for us
- Jesus will take us to be with Him forever.
Jesus prefaced these statements with “let not your heart be troubled.” We are often troubled and lose our peace because we are so focused on the present and its difficulties that we forget that there is a much better future planned for each of God’s children.
God wants us to endure for a little while down here. Learn to get victory through Christ – He is more than able to give it. Remember, too, that He is coming back soon for His own. Continue to believe His words and go on living for Him. You will be glad you did when you hear those words: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”