Peace comes to him who trusts the Lord - Isaiah 26:3

"You will keep in perfect peace

him whose mind is steadfast,

because he trusts in you."

Isaiah 26:3

I'm holding on to this promise this week because I am about to start a thrilling week and when I get around "thrilling" my emotions are all over the chart.  I can hardly contain my excitement, my heart spills over with gratitude, I don't want to miss a single moment of it...and I'm a mess!  The promise of "perfect peace" is my only hope.

Do you know there are over 3000 promises in the Bible...promises made to those who believe He is faithful in all He says and does?  This verse in Isaiah is a promise...to whom?   To the one "who trusts" in the only One who has ever kept every single promise He has ever made.  Promises are a sure thing.  Do you often not know what to pray?  You can pray with confidence toward these promises and know that it pleases the Lord when you do.  Listen to what F.B. Meyer says:

Hardly any stance could be more completely beautiful, strong or safe

than that of putting your finger on a promise of God...and then claiming it. 

Doing so requires no anguish, struggle, or wrestling, but simply presenting the

check and asking for cash  It is as simple as producing the promise

and claiming its fulfillment.  Nor will there be any doubt or cloudiness about the request.

If all requests were this definitive, there would be much more interest in prayer.  It is

much better to claim a few specific things than to make twenty vague requests.

 

There will be days when you feel you cannot adjust to the changes you are facing.  His promises assure you you can.  When your heart is unsure, His is not.  Here's an idea:  find 365 promises in the Bible, and every day start your devotional with a promise of His.  Let your requests flow from that promise and see if you're not blessed abundantly!

 

I'm praying for peace this week and I'm claiming His promise that if I will keep my mind steadfastly on Him, He will provide "perfect peace" and that means His Holy Spirit - who develops peace in us (Gal. 5:22) will go with me and guide me into His truth.  That's a pretty perfect promise!

 

For further study:  1 Chron. 17:23-24, Psalm 33:4, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 145:13, Acts 2:38-39, Romans 4:20-21, Romans 8:38-39, 2 Cor. 12:7-10,  1 Thes. 5:24, Hebrews 10:23, 2 Peter 1:4, 2 Peter 3:9

 

Be blessed in your understanding of God's word.

 

Love,

Holly