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b'God\\u2019s plan is good. We don\\u2019t have to worry when it seems like things aren\\u2019t\\ngoing well. We can be patient because we can know that God is still good,\\nand He is still on the throne.\\n.\\nRemember people like Paul and Peter, who were put in prison for their faith\\nin Jesus. Even when they were locked up and put in chains, they didn\\u2019t lose\\nhope. They kept praising God. More than once, He got them out of dangerous\\nsituations so they were free again. Eventually, both Paul and Peter were\\nimprisoned one last time\\u2026 and put to death. But death will not have the\\nlast word, because Jesus has promised to return bodily to earth and raise\\nus from the dead, and everyone who has put their trust in Jesus will live\\nwith Him forever in restored creation!\\n.\\nGod\\u2019s ultimate plan to redeem the world cannot be thwarted. Though our\\nlives aren\\u2019t always easy, we have the sure hope of eternity with Jesus.\\nBefore then, we might not get relief from our suffering, at least not in\\nthe way we hoped, but He is still good.\\n.\\nWhen Christians like Paul and Peter were released from prison, they could\\nhave gone on to live easy lives. They could have thought that they\\u2019d done\\nenough for God and could just relax and try not to get caught again. But\\ninstead, they went on spreading the good news about Jesus: that He is the\\nMessiah, and He died for us and rose from the grave so that all who believe\\nin Him could be saved. Paul and Peter both continued to serve God despite\\nthe challenges they knew they would face because of it.\\n.\\nFollowing Jesus is not always easy. While we might not go through the same\\nthings Paul and Peter did, this life on earth still isn\\u2019t perfect and\\npeople can be cruel. We will face many challenges that come, not just from\\nother people, but also from sicknesses or any kind of setback. But with\\nJesus, we can get through it all. His love for us never fails. He has\\ncompassion on us, and \\u201cHe comforts us in all our troubles\\u201d (2 Corinthians\\n1:3-11). God knows what\\u2019s best for us. He knows what\\u2019s best for His plan.\\nAnd He is working all things together for our good (Romans 8:28). We can\\ntrust that no matter what\\u2019s in store for us, He will be with us. \\u2022 Bethany\\nAcker\\n.\\n\\u2022 Why do you think Christians like Paul and Peter continued to spread the\\ngood news about Jesus, even though they kept getting thrown in prison\\nbecause of it? (Hint: read Acts 4:13-30.)\\n.\\n\\u2022 If you want to dig deeper, read Luke 21:12-13; Acts 5:17-32 and 26:29.\\n.\\n\\u201cHere on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart,\\nbecause I [Jesus] have overcome the world.\\u201d John 16:33b (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nActs.12.1-Acts.12.11|Acts.16.22-Acts.16.40|John.16.33'