Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
The idea of perfect peace is a beautiful one to me. I think, if I can ever conquer this inability to fully and completely trust, to lay any worry or trouble at His feet and leave it to Him instead of picking it up and fretting over it again, if I can get out of my own head and my own way and fully and completely trust Him, always, then I may be able to achieve perfect peace in Him. That will be a beautiful day indeed.
Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
I think the roots of this perfect peace are in Psalm 46:10: “Be still and know that I am God.” There is not a lot of stillness in my life. There’s always something to do, to plan, to grade, to clean, to sort. Perhaps my goal this week should simply be to strive for stillness and within that stillness to seek, notice, and know God’s power, strength, sovereignty. I have never shouldered my burdens all alone. He’s always been with me. Be still. Be still. Be still and know.
Isaiah 26:9 My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you.
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for the trust that I am learning. Help me conquer the pointless worries and fretting that serve absolutely no purpose. Help me to be still and know that You are God. Always. Draw me closer. Amen.
Isaiah 26:12 Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us.
Have a blessed day.