The world continues to be ravaged by wars that are causing untold pain and suffering. Note the following reports:

•   “New figures show conflict-related deaths at 28-year high, largely due to Ethiopia and Ukraine wars.”—Peace Research Institute Oslo, June 7, 2023.

•   “The war in Ukraine was just one of the conflicts that escalated in 2022. Overall, political violence increased by 27% globally last year, with an estimated 1.7 billion people exposed to its effects.”—The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), February 8, 2023.

 The Bible offers hope. It says that “the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed.” (Daniel 2:44) Under that Kingdom, or government, God will bring “an end to wars throughout the earth.”—Psalm 46:9.