Perfect Peace
You keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on you,
because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3
Perfect peace. The word perfect means “having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.” There are not too many things in our world today that can be said to be perfect. When we fix our eyes on our Savior, Jesus Christ, and we keep our thoughts immersed in Him and His Word, He promises us perfect peace.
So many are searching for peace in a broken world, but it cannot be found, and we just keep searching and searching. I think the more we search the further away that peace seems to be. The only sure place that I can find perfect peace is in the only perfect person who has ever walked this earth. Jesus Christ. Our bank accounts cannot give us peace, as we have seen in so many disasters recently, our material things cannot give us peace because they can be swept away, burned down or lost in a matter of minutes. Our relationships cannot give us peace because we live in a broken world, full of broken people who are all trying themselves to find healing. Jesus is our steadfast foundation. He is our only true Prince of peace. Even in the worst of circumstances He can guard your heart and mind with perfect peace. Fix your eyes on Him. Allow Him into every part of your life. Invite Him into the nook and crannies of your brokenness. Take a deep breath and breathe in His perfect peace. Allow yourself to settle and rest in Him.
Prayer:
Lord, I know I tend to look everywhere but to you sometimes for my peace. Help me to fix my eyes on you. Lord, in those moments when everything seems to be swirling around me and I can’t stop the thoughts, help me to stop and turn my thoughts toward you. Help me to believe that you are with me and love me more than anything I can imagine. Thank you, Lord, that you are trustworthy in everything even when it doesn’t look good. Thank you, Jesus, for perfect peace that guards my heart and my mind in you.
