…the time cometh / John 16:1-4

John 16:1-4

What happens when the excitement and boldness of your faith is met with rejection, pressure, or even hostility? Many believers quietly retreat, not because they lack love for Christ, but because they were never prepared for the cost of following him. In John 16, Jesus does not hide that cost—he honestly reveals it. On the eve of his departure, he prepares his disciples for a world that will oppose them, not to discourage them, but to anchor them. This message calls us to the same place: to reckon honestly with what true discipleship requires, to resolve in advance how we will respond when faith becomes costly, and to decide whether our love for Christ is strong enough to endure when the pressure comes.