Isaiah 26 - Peace, Perfect Peace

 

Isaiah 26 – Peace, Perfect Peace

 

This is a song that Isaiah says will be sung in the land of Judah. He is talking about the future, after the Tribulation. The song talks about peace. Anxiety happens to all of us. Jesus reminded His followers that “in the world you will have tribulation.” God gives peace despite conflict and turmoil.

Peace is so basic to God’s nature that it is part of His name. God the Father is the “God of peace.” God the son is the prince of peace. And God the Holy spirit produces peace in our lives.

To have “perfect peace,” we must focus our minds on God and trust in Him. The answer to human insecurities is to “trust in the Lord forever.” In Him we should find our security, peace and confidence.

We are surrounded by plenty of problems that fill our thoughts. Beset by fear and insecurity, we feel shaky, unstable, and unsafe.

Jesus told His followers on the eve of His death, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you… Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” With Christ’s peace in our hearts, we can be secure, knowing that He is in control. Isaiah speaks of our pain here on earth as being like the pain of childbirth. He says it is like the wind. Meaning the pain we bear does not bear any fruit. It is useless pain. When we say it is useless pain it is because we do not see our pain as something that works to the good for the glory of God.

We need to change our attitudes about our problems. We can either let it bring us down into a state of depression or we can allow our pain to work through us and bring us closer to God. We only need to trust that God knows what is best for us and the pain we bear now is only temporary to end on the day that we step foot into heaven.

Knowing that the future is secure in the Lord is an encouragement when you suffer. Rom. 8:18-25, 2 Cor. 5:1-8.

 

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