"Peace, Peace"

"Perfect Peace"

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."  Isaiah 26:3

Yesterday we were warned of the danger of allowing fear to take hold of us.  This morning I want to give you a word of hope so that you don't stay in fear. Peace is an antonym of fear.  How do we keep fear from consuming us?  How do we have peace?  How do we walk in peace?  First, is by abiding in the Prince of Peace-- Jesus.  You have to abide in Him and have Him abiding in you.  Without Him, there is no peace.  There may be temporary moments where things seem to be a little peaceful, but it will not last.  When troubles or conflicts comes, this false peace will leave you.  Only the peace that Jesus gives will continue.  (John 14:26)  Therefore, you must turn to Jesus in repentance of your sins and invite Him to be your Savior and Lord. 

Secondly, the verse says that He will keep us in perfect peace when our minds are stayed/steadfast on Him. In other words as we keep our minds on Him-- not on the world events, not on the news reports, not on what some doctor says, not on what some expert says, not on what we read on social media, not on this pandemic, not on your finances, not on your business, and not on the government or what politicians are doing-- we will have perfect, true and lasting peace.  

We have to keep our minds on, and renewed with, God's Word, His promises, His presence, His faithfulness, His goodness, His covenant, His unfailing truth, His love and His mercy.  Our minds must be constantly thinking on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of a good report, that have virtue and praise attached to them. (Philippians 4:8)  We have to cast our fearful thoughts down and replace them with the Word of God.  (2 Corinthians 10:5)  As we do this-- keep our minds renewed, focused and unwavering, filled with His Word and those things that are above, not the fears and cares of this world-- we will have peace, peace of mind and heart. It is interesting that the words "perfect peace" are both the same word in the original Hebrew.  So, the Lord is saying to us, that if we keep our minds on Him, we will have perfect, perfect; we will have peace, peace because trust and peace will outnumber and overtake the fear.   

Have a great day.  Overcome fear with peace.