![]() How incredibly gracious of God to bless you with His deep, abiding peace. The Lord keeps in perfect peace the mind that is stayed on Him.Ĭynthia Heald says in her Bible study, Becoming a Woman of Simplicity, “It is in steadfastly fixing your thoughts on God and trusting and abandoning yourself to the Lord that you will be kept in perfect peace. The Bible is not elusive about how to get peace. Romans 8:6 (ESV): For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. Psalm 119:165 (ESV): Great peace have those who love your law nothing can make them stumble. Psalm 29:11 (CSB): The Lord gives his people strength the Lord blesses his people with peace. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. John 16:33 (NLT): I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Instead of basing our understanding of Who gives peace on experience, let’s base it on more Scripture. In the Bible study Experiencing God (which is one of those I recommend doing again and again every few years – it’s that good), Henry T. If you’ve been around here a while, you’ve seen me quote it before. When you are more focused on God and His Word, are you more at peace?īut asking that question makes me think of one of my favorite quotes. Side note: Read How to Do a Word Study the No Sweat Way So, in your experience, do you find Isaiah 26:3 to be true? Sometimes our English translation doesn’t quite convey the intensity.īut you’ll be happy to know that the phrase “perfect peace” is Stong’s #7965, and it means just that – complete peace. The word “mind” is Stong’s #3336 which means purpose, imagination, intellectual framework.ĭid that stand out to you too? So the one He keeps in perfect peace is: the one whose whole purpose is leaning upon Him. ![]() The “stayed on you” phrase is Stong’s #5564 which means to lean, lay, rest, support, uphold, lean upon. Let’s do a quick word study to learn even more.
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