The 14 chapter of John’s Gospel is rich with Jesus’ teachings/prayers/declarations.  He is speaking a lot in this chapter.  So much so that I counted only 3 of the 31 verses are not in red (red lettering in certain bibles denote Jesus actually speaking; therefor the white wording is typically words of that chapter’s author or someone else other than Jesus speaking).  Therefore, to me this chapter is significant; just read through it and you will see.  Jesus tell us about the mansions that await us in heaven, how He is going prepare a place for us (Believers), He’s the only way to the Father, those that believe in Him will do greater works than Him, if we ask anything in His name…He will do it, He will send the Holy Spirit to help us……Do you understand the major things Jesus tells us in this chapter it is unbelievable.  

Yet in all of these gems being shared, Jesus tells us twice to not let our hearts be troubled.

John 14:1 NKJV

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 

John 14:27 NKJV

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

 Why!!!

Jesus knows everything, so He knows that regardless of all that He is assuring us of; our hearts will still be affected.  We will definitely have times of fear.  

Why will our hearts be troubled as believers of Jesus?  Because Life happens and we are human.  We cannot go through this life, in this temporary body and not be afraid.  So Jesus gives us an anchor to hold on to in this 14th chapter.  Believe in God and in Jesus.  If we believe in God, that He sent Jesus His son to this earth to die for us in the divine exchange where His righteousness was exchanged for our sinfulness; then we will become the righteousness of God through Christ.  That is what we must believe.  However, Jesus did not stop there (yet the truth of the Gospel is more than enough), He also left us His Peace.  His Peace is not like ours or anyone in this world, a fading peace a disrupted peace a finicky peace.  But His Peace is Shalom Peace which in Hebrew means: 

completeness, safety, soundness (in body), welfare, health, prosperity, peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment, peace used of human relationships, and peace with God especially in our covenant relationship with Jesus. 

Sound familiar; it should.  

Regardless of all of the unknown that lies ahead; for that matter all that we do know which lies ahead…Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled!!!  Because HIS PEACE is in us, with us and for us