+DEV+ By Grace: A Perfect Peace [10 of 27]

Date: March 20, 2013 10:01 PM
Topic: +DEV+  By Grace: A Perfect Peace [10 of 27]

By Grace: A Perfect Peace [10 of 27]

"You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you." (Isaiah 26:3)
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 26:1-11

We spoke yesterday about "salvation" as meaning being brought from death to eternal life. Many think we have to die to inherit that life. But the LORD says otherwise. We have eternal life right now! We are saved in three tenses. We have been saved, we are being saved, and we will be saved - past, present, and future. There was a time - you may not remember it - when you were brought from death to life by God's Spirit. There will be a time in the future when you and I will be brought into the LORD's presence for eternity. But Isaiah 26:3 is all about the here and now.

The words "perfect" and "peace" in our focus verse are actually one Hebrew word - "shalom." Shalom is not just the absence of conflict or worry, but the perfection of security, joy, prosperity, and serenity. It is the "peace of God, which transcends all understanding" (Philippians 4:7). It comes to anyone who places his or her trust completely in the all-powerful, all-loving, sovereign grace of the LORD - the "Rock eternal" (vs. 4).

Insight: When we trust in anything or anyone more than the living God, we practice idolatry. Only in Christ can we have true "shalom."




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