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John 13:21 “After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified,” Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”

To hear those words coming out of Jesus’ mouth is to understand He was 100% God and 100% man. He felt what we felt, He had emotions, He knew the road ahead of Him and knew that the stage was finally being set for His death. He then later tells the disciples that He will soon be departing (John 13:33) again the disciples do not fully understand what He meant by that. And finally, He told Peter that he would deny Him 3 times! (John 13:38)

But the response that He tells His disciples is the best part. He tells them all in John 14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled. Believe in God believe also in Me.” In this life friend, we hear bad news practically every day. Do we let the anxiety of it all build up? It is so depressing if one were to focus on the troubles of life. Jesus then tells the disciples of a promise. “…In my father’s house are many rooms. if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” What a relief and what a promise! That the troubles of life will not always be forever but those whom God calls his own when Jesus returns on the clouds to rapture those who are in Christ will meet Him in the air. What a day that will be.