“Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.”
John 16:19-20 ESV
One of my pet peeves is when a person gloats. I’m quite competitive by nature so when I’m losing, it infuriates me when someone rubs that in my face. It’s embarrassing enough that I’m losing, but now others know it too, and are loud about it.
The same applies spiritually. The church has been tasked with holding back the darkness and it appears as though evil is winning sometimes. To make matters worse, there is pride and arrogance that accompany evil, a gloating nature. We cannot allow ourselves to become distracted by what the enemy is saying. He is the father of lies, and no truth comes from Him. We must dive into God’s Word, that is filled with Truth, and daily remind ourselves that victory is already ours. God wins!
The above scripture does not say that we “may” experience sorrow and weeping, but that we will have to endure some difficult seasons. We will be sorrowful, but God will turn it into joy. Keep fighting the good fight and do not become weary in well doing. It is so easy to do so in today’s world, but God is for us and not against us. Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. The battle belongs to the Lord. Victory belongs to Him today!
