“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am…Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”     John 14:1-3,6

At the end of John 13, Jesus had just told His disciples that He was going away and that they could not come with Him, causing them some confusion and sadness. In John 14, He tried to comfort them by telling them to trust in Him and have faith that He was going away to prepare a special place for them, but He would return.

Trusting in God is always the solution to fear. When we doubt His plan or His goodness, we have to trust, just as Jesus taught His disciples to do. As Christ-followers, we have something to look forward to: Heaven, where Jesus has prepared a special place for each of us. This life may be hard, but in the end, believers get to live eternally with God – what a great reward!

Remember that Jesus is the ONLY way to Heaven. Tell others about Him so they can live forgiven and free and enjoy Heaven someday, too.