good morning beautiful friends. I pray that where ever y'all are this morning that you are praising God for the day. some of us may not feel like praising Him, but we should anyway. I keep telling myself that it doesn't matter how I feel, it's what I know. there's a big difference between "feels and knows", and sometimes we forget.
it's beautiful sunshiny morning in my neck of the woods. but the last time I checked, there was a possibility for rain today. we'll just have to wait and see what happens. a good slow steady rain is always welcome and I pray that's what we get, if it does rain.
Where do we find Peace?
*****Isaiah 26:3 "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."*****
Chapter 26 of Isaiah, in some translations has the title as "A song of Praise". This song of praise is addressed to God in the form of a prayer, not petitioning God for something, but making a statement to God agreeing with God and proclaiming His work. The people had honor for God and only God. Their hope was in God. Just as our hope is in God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Verse 3 talks of peace. Perfect peace is a gift from God. Peace does not come from anyone else or anywhere else. We can search a lifetime for peace, but we will never find it, till we trust in Him. When we place our confidence in God, through the Blood of Christ, then we can have peace over the things of this world that tries to steal our joy and contentment.
People are striving for world peace. You can't mandate peace, you can't legislate peace, you can't make peace a law that has to be followed. Peace only comes thru that "individual, personal" relationship with God, through Jesus Christ. Keep your mind on God! If you don't have a personal relationship with Christ, you don't have peace. It's just that simple. Peace is based on our "steadfast" trust in God.
Do you have enough trust in God to say, "what ever happens, I will trust God"? This is where the rubber meets the road for me, how about you? That trust produces internal peace, personal peace. That kind of trust in God, on a personal basis; each individual having peace; CAN bring about peace on a larger scale. That is the only way this unsettling world will ever know peace. Individually.
If you know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, thank Him for that and the peace that comes from having a relationship with Him. If you know people that don't have a relationship with Christ; and we all do; put those people on your prayer list. We also should pray for peace.
The peace that I pray for people to have is the peace that passes all understanding, and it comes only from God. May we all have peace in our hearts today and stay focused of God and all He's doing for us, through the Blood of Christ.
may blessings of "perfect peace" be ours today and everyday, as we "keep our minds stayed on Him"!! hugs y'all!!!
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