Three "Cheers"

"Be of good cheer: I have overcome the world." 
Jn, 16:33
In the mid-eighties, Steven Patrick Morrissey, better
known as "Moz," dominated the British rock charts.
Known for his melancholy as much as for his music,
Morrissey's songs had predominantly depressive
themes. They dwelled on fractured relationships,
lonely nightclubs, and the hopeless weight of the past.
In short, Morrissey was a singer who lived a cheerless
life in a minor key. How different from the life Jesus
called his followers to live! On three different
occasions He encouraged his disciples to "be of good
cheer." Bible teacher Philip De Courcy calls them "the
three cheers of The New Testament." The first reason
to be cheerful is because your sins are forgiven and
forgotten in Christ (See Mt 9:2). Because of Calvary,
your faults and failings will never be used in judgment
against you (See Jn 5:24). The second reason to be
cheerful is because we're not fighting for victory but
from the vantage point of victory. "In the world you will
have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have
overcome the world" (Jn 16:33 NKJV). And the third
reason to cheer is because Jesus will be with you no
matter what life throws at you or who comes against
you. Like the terrified disciples on board a storm-
tossed boat, He will be there when you need Him. You
have His word on it: "They were troubled...But
immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'Be of good
cheer! It is I; do not be afraid'" (Mt 14:26-27 NKJV).
Peace isn't the absence of storms. It's knowing Christ
is with us and "nothing…will..be able to separate us
from the love of God…in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Ro
8:39 NLT).

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