“You keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on you,
because he trusts in you.” (26:3)
Peace is often an elusive state of mind. Our world does
everything it can to destroy peace. From the seemingly innocuous tv commercials
that try to create a lack of satisfaction in you so that you simply must
purchase their products to the daily events that scream at us from the media,
peace is often obscure. But Isaiah says there is perfect peace for a mind that
is “stayed” (fixed) on the Lord. Why? Because that person trusts in the Lord.
So Isaiah then gives this admonition to us: “Trust in the
Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” (26:4) God is
trustworthy for all eternity, therefore we should trust in him. And trusting in
him leads to peace. First, we have peace with
God through trusting in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior (Romans 5:1).
Then we have the peace of God when in
faithful trust we take all things to him in prayer (Philippians 4:6-7). Jesus
said in the upper room, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as
the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let
them be afraid.” (John 14:27)
Prayer: Father, the promise of eternal peace with you in the
new Zion is a hope that we look forward to with great anticipation. Your promise
is secure. And we thank you, Father, that we can know that peace in large
measure even now in the midst of this fallen world through the presence of your
Spirit with us. Help us, Lord, to trust you.
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