January 28, 2024 KEPT IN PERFECT PEACE
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace, him whose mind is steadfast, because He trust in You.”
Colossians 3;2 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Romans 8:6, 12:2 “To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-His good, pleasing and perfect will.”
A commodity in short supply in our day is peace. There is a lot we could fret over today and a lot of things that would rob us of peace. Yet, in spite of the turmoil surrounding us, God says there a way for us to live in perpetual peace. He has not said that we will be exempt from trials and diffculties, but He has promised us peace in the midst of the storm. That is amazing; that even when we experience great difficulties, and even when we encounter the not so big things that would irritate us or frustrate us, we can remain in the peace of God. Again, there are things that happen that we do not like and there are trials in this life just as Jesus said there would be; but in those times, we can have our minds steadfastly set on the Lord and without reservation trust Him. When we set our minds on ‘earthly things’ (fame, fortune, material gain, status, and the like) and not on the ‘things above,’ we will not experience the peace of God. To set our minds on fleshly things is death. It is not wrong to own material possessions nor to work in order to have the financial means to meet our needs; we are to see those things as gifts from God, but not put our security in those things. The world is always drawing us to conform to the ways of the world; rather than conforming to the pattern of the world, we have the opportunity of being transformed by renewing our minds. To renew our mind is to choose to think the thoughts that are based on the ways of God and the word of God-it’s that simple. With a renewed mind, we will know and experience the blessings that God has for us, and we will experience life that fulfills our deepest longings.
Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Blessings, Buddy
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace, him whose mind is steadfast, because He trust in You.”
Colossians 3;2 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Romans 8:6, 12:2 “To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-His good, pleasing and perfect will.”
A commodity in short supply in our day is peace. There is a lot we could fret over today and a lot of things that would rob us of peace. Yet, in spite of the turmoil surrounding us, God says there a way for us to live in perpetual peace. He has not said that we will be exempt from trials and diffculties, but He has promised us peace in the midst of the storm. That is amazing; that even when we experience great difficulties, and even when we encounter the not so big things that would irritate us or frustrate us, we can remain in the peace of God. Again, there are things that happen that we do not like and there are trials in this life just as Jesus said there would be; but in those times, we can have our minds steadfastly set on the Lord and without reservation trust Him. When we set our minds on ‘earthly things’ (fame, fortune, material gain, status, and the like) and not on the ‘things above,’ we will not experience the peace of God. To set our minds on fleshly things is death. It is not wrong to own material possessions nor to work in order to have the financial means to meet our needs; we are to see those things as gifts from God, but not put our security in those things. The world is always drawing us to conform to the ways of the world; rather than conforming to the pattern of the world, we have the opportunity of being transformed by renewing our minds. To renew our mind is to choose to think the thoughts that are based on the ways of God and the word of God-it’s that simple. With a renewed mind, we will know and experience the blessings that God has for us, and we will experience life that fulfills our deepest longings.
Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Blessings, Buddy
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