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John 16:33:
Now, these themes of impermanence and pilgrimage may seem to contradict the themes of houses with foundations in Unleavened Bread. It is comparisons and contrasts such as these that lead us to insights that might otherwise remain hidden. The way to reconcile the symbolism of permanence and being settled in houses with the temporariness and movement is, again, to see how both relate to Christ's work.
Notice that He does not take away tribulation. He does not take away the storms. He does not take away the gates of the grave. These are all unsettling things. These and other certainties that make us uncertain are all elements of our pilgrimage.
Instead of giving us permanence now, He says that in Him we have peace. In Him, we have stability, even when our lives may seem unstable, and the direction of our lives does not make sense to us. The houses in Unleavened Bread and the temporary dwellings in Tabernacles find their commonality in Christ. Our lives are still like those on the move, but in Him, there is peace. But the peace is internal. This peace does not come from controlling all the things in our environment. It comes from surrendering and trusting.
John 16:33
Please turn with me to John 16, verse 33. Separation from His love is no more thinkable than that the Father ceased to love His Son when He allowed Him to endure the agonies of the crucifixion, feeling forsaken. The Father's love never ceases or wanes. Christ predicted trouble for His people left in the world but told us to be thankful and cheerful because He had overcome the world.
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