Perfect Peace

“You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3.

This seems like a good verse to ponder at the beginning of a day…assuming it is read in context; for the context of Isaiah Chapter 26 includes repentance, judgement, warning, obedience to God who is righteous, and above all the exaltation and glorification of Yahweh. This is not some sort of positive thinking, it is not “name it and claim it,” it is not a technique to make it through tough times – it is a life lived in obedience to the Almighty, a mind fixed on the things of God, a man or woman trusting in God with all the heart, soul, mind and strength.

The judgment of God swirls around this chapter as a hurricane, and yet in the midst of God’s judgment those who trust in Him not only find peace, they find perfect peace; it is not something they do, it is what God does. Yes, we trust, but we do so by His grace; then He keeps us, He guards us, He protects us.

While peace may be taken from the earth (Luke 21:26; Revelation 6:4) the LORD our God keeps those who trust in Him, those who make Him their refuge, those whose minds are fixed on Him (Colossians 3:1-2).