“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you,
because he trusts in you.” (Isaiah 26:3 ESV). Our verse comes from a song that
was sung in the land of Judah. Our verse has three elements to look at: kept in
perfect peace, a mind that is stayed, and who we trust in. The end result of
perfect peace comes from a mind that is connected to trust. Therefore, we need
to establish what that trust is. Trust is defined by Google as “firm belief in
the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.” It is
that which I lean upon for assistance in my weakness or need. Our verse points
out that our trust is to be in God because he is capable of meeting our needs
and is reliable.
The next important element of perfect peace is a steadfast
mind or one that is stayed on something. That something is pointed out here to
be trust in God. The mind that stays focused on trusting God and does not waver
is the one that obtains results. Thus, trust makes the mind steadfast and only those who
stay themselves upon God can obtain that kind of mind.
The mind that is established as steadfast is the mind that
provides the possessor with perfect peace. It is the mind that is kept by God
and is the mind that cleaves to God. This perfect peace, this peace of God will
guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).
Prayer
Father, peace seems to allude so many people leaving their
hearts and minds unguarded against the powers of darkness and the deceptions of
the world. Only the one whose mind is stayed on you has perfect peace because
he trusts in you. The choice is ours as to who or what we trust.
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