Daily Devotional
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Thursday 17 September 2026
Take Courage
„In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
Jesus doesn't sell cheap faith. He honestly says that there will be tribulation. Trouble, struggle, and resistance therefore do not automatically mean that you are outside of God's will. But Jesus doesn't stop at the reality of the struggle. He says: be of good cheer. Why? Because He has overcome the world. That is not a religious band-aid on a deep wound; that is the core of our hope. Yet, we often lose courage because we look more at the pressure than at the Overcomer. The question is: which truth do you give the most weight today?
Proclamation
I take courage, for Jesus has overcome the world. Tribulation does not have the final word. My hope rests on Christ, the Overcomer.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, strengthen my courage. Teach me not to deny reality, but to see it from Your victory. May my heart stand firm in You. Amen.
— Robin Prijs
