Be Of Good Cheer

 

So thankful I
can come to You
and always have
Your peace

for the tribulations
of this world
seek to take it
from me

but You tell me
“be of good cheer”
for You have
overcome

and all that is
will one day bow
so undone by
the Son.

You establish where I find peace.

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NKJV

Cheerful To Testify

“But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, ‘Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome’.” Acts 23:11

I love how God told Paul to be of good cheer in what didn’t appear to be a cheerful situation.

Thank You, Lord, for encouraging us as we labor within Your will. Please send a word of encouragement to those who need it today. And here’s a simple poem . . .

No Despairing

Be of good cheer
and do not fear
for the Lord
is right beside us.

We are still
within His will
and the Spirit’s
here to guide us.