Now there's a concept. Perfect peace. Is it even possible?
Jesus said it was (and is). Do we believe what the Lord told us? He is not a man that He will lie or change His mind. (1 Sam. 15:29)
He is God and God is telling us that we can enjoy 'perfect peace.' But how?
He tells us how in His word. God says that we will have perfect peace when we TRUST HIM and KEEP OUR MIND ON HIM. The scripture where this is found is Isaiah 26:3, which says; "You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You." This is a Promise to us that we can hold on to and remember in uncertain or fearful times.
I encourage you to read Isaiah 26 for yourself. The passage's subtitle is 'A Song of Salvation.' It goes on to say '...this song will be sung in the land of Judah.' Judah means praise. And we have come to know how important it is to enter into praising the Lord. We cannot be in fear or worry when we are praising the Lord of heaven and earth. It is powerful warfare in the Spirit.
The passage goes on in saying that we have a strong city (the Lord)...it talks about truth and keeping the truth. Then it says, 'in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength! It goes on to say 'The desire of our soul is for your name and for the remembrance of You.' Our hearts (the real spirit man) cry out for God every second of every day.
He is giving us instructions on how to stay in the love of God. He is reaffirming us that He is our strength and that He is trustworthy. He tells us that He will establish peace for us...already accomplished in us if we know His Son as Savior. He has given us, through His divine power, all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Pet. 1:3)
Love and Peace to you today!
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI find that the way to perfect peace is to take no thought for tomorrow and to 'demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ (the Word of God ). The Bible is not a book, it is a vocabulary, and each individual is spoken to according to the word they need. We must not question what we know God is saying to us, and must be doers of that word and not just be hearers.
That's a great comment, Brenda. Thanks for sharing.
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