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A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
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1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 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.
3 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.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
I. A Promise of Peace
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
How the disciples needed peace! The peace that Christ gives is not that of the world, nor does He give it the way the world gives. The world’s peace is shallow, unsatisfying, and temporary; while Christ’s peace rests deep in the heart, is always satisfying, and will abide forever.
Joh 14:26 But 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.
Joh 14:27 Peace 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.
The world offers peace through outward means; Christ gives peace that dwells in the heart.
Psychologists talk about “peace of mind,” but Christ, through His death, resurrection, and ascension, gives “peace with God”
Romans 5:1 (KJV 1900)
1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
By his substitutionary death - (dying on the cross in our place) and going back to heaven, Christ defeated Satan (v. 30), who is the author of confusion and unrest. Lest the disciples think that His death was a tragedy or a mistake, Christ assured them in v. 31 that the cross is proof of His love for the Father. He died because the Father commanded it, and Christ came to do the Father’s will.
As you review this chapter, see how tenderly Christ seeks to comfort His perplexed disciples. These comforting words are for us today, so claim them by faith.
Joh 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Joh 14:19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
II. A Prepared Place
Joh 14:2 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.
Joh 14:3 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.
Christ speaks of heaven as a real place, not merely as a state of mind. He pictured heaven as a loving home where the Father dwells. “Mansions” in the Gk. is actually “abiding places,” speaking of the permanency of our heavenly home. Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people.
Christ “the Carpenter” (Mark 6:3) is building a heavenly home for all who have trusted Him. And He will return to receive His own to Himself. Paul later amplified this promise in 1 Thes. 4:13–18. “Absent from the body, present with the Lord.” Had Christ remained on earth, He could not have prepared the heavenly home for His own.
How can sinners ever hope to get to heaven? Through Christ! Read
3. An Invitation to Come To The Provider of Peace
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Like the sinner, the boy was lost,
ignorant (luke 15:17 —“came to himself”),
and dead (15:24).
But he came to the father!
(15:20)
He was lost, but Christ is the Way; he was ignorant, but Christ is the Truth; and he was dead (spiritually), but Christ is the Life! And he arrived at the Father’s house when he repented and returned.
Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Joh 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Now with our heads bowed, I’m wondering if there is someone who has never received the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. If such is the case, may I lovingly and tenderly tell you what a wonderful thing it is to be born again, to be a Christian? May I recommend the Saviour to you? If there is someone in the service today who has never received the Saviour but would like to at this moment, would you please lift your hand while every head is bowed and every eye is closed? Thank you and God bless you.