In my previous posts, I’ve touched on the role of our thinking in regard to peace: the peace of Christ rules in our hearts when we submit our thoughts and feelings to peace (Colossians 3:15), and the peace that passes understanding can guard our hearts and minds when we let go of anxious thinking and submit ourselves to God through prayer and thanksgiving (Philippians 4:6–7). This leads me to Isaiah 26:3:
You keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on You,
because he trusts in You.
What a beautiful promise!
My first thought in reading this was “What does Isaiah mean by perfect peace?” And, of course, I thought of the hymn I grew up singing, “Peace, Perfect Peace.” read the complete post
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