“3. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.”
There are many believers today that will never experience this perfect peace we read about in Isaiah. Why is that? The devil tries to make us think that our peace comes from things in this life, but the Bible tells us so differently! Peace is not found in the materialism of this world or even creation for that matter. The Bible says that perfect peace is found in God, but notice how it says, “whose mind is stayed upon thee”. The word stayed simply means fixed or settled. Notice how it doesn’t say to those who have a nicer car, bigger house, a fishing boat, or a new deer rifle. There is a reason for that! You cant find perfect peace in those things, because it can only be found in God. Does that mean new cars, fishing trips, and big bucks are wrong? No! Of course not! But its important to realize some truths: cars don’t stay new, fishing trips end, and though big bucks get hung on the wall these things only bring peace temporarily. What gets you through your struggles? It has to be God; the Bible says He is “everlasting strength”. Lets look at Apostle Paul for just a moment: next to Christ, Paul was a missionary that suffered more than anyone we read about. Though he suffered, we can see that his strength was found in the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 4:11-13 “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased(reduced to a low state, humbled, or degraded), and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” No matter what Paul faced, his perfect peace was found in God, whether on a mountain top or in the lowest valley. Don’t fix your strength and joy in yourself or this world. It will never last! God is faithful! He will give you a peace that you cant find anywhere else! It must start with Jesus Christ and it must stay with Jesus Christ! Remember, the boat will break down, you may throw the shot opportunity, or the home may even fall apart. What is your everlasting strength? Or even better asked; Who is your everlasting strength? If its God, you have nothing to worry about!
Memory Verse Week 7/1/19
Isaiah 26:3
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
