Today’s verse illustrates how much God wants us to have peace.

Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He brings peace the world cannot understand: peace that comes from knowing God and truly understanding who God is. He brings this peace to us by bringing God to us.

God wants not only peace, but He also wants us to be healed.

Jesus longs to heal us from sin. He sees sin as a fast-acting incurable cancer that we cannot treat on our own. But He has the power to remove sin from our lives and strengthen us to resist and overcome sin.

He wants to heal you of your emotional hurt, of your insecurities, of your doubt, of your loneliness, and of your pain and sorrow. He wants you to be whole, perfect in God.

God is waiting to heal us. He is waiting for us to let go of empty earthly hopes and lay hold on Him. He longs to save us; all we have to do is reach for Him.

To experience true peace and healing, just let go of the world and hold onto God today.