Devotional for Wednesday, September 7, 2016
“He Promises To Keep Us In Peace”
Yesterday in our devotional we looked at the importance of sowing God’s peace in our life. We looked closer at the word ~harvest~ and how the harvest of righteousness is conformity to God’s will and His purposes. Today let us look at how we go about sowing this peace. Firstly, in order to sow any seed, we must possess the seed to put in the ground so that we can expect a harvest. Let us look at Isaiah 26 three.
“You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character,Because he trusts and takes refuge in You with hope and confident expectation.
In order to sow the wonderful peace of God our minds must be steadfast and focused on Him. It is then that He will keep us in constant peace.We must be committed to His Word, and no matter what is going on around us we must make a decision that we will not take our eyes off of Him. This is truly when our peace is put to the test. It is so easy to enjoy and hold fast to peace especially when all things seem to be going well, but what about when life brings to us the trials and temptations? It is in those times that we absolutely must stop and remind ourselves that the same Jesus that stood up in the boat, faced the strong waves and wind and said “Peace be still!” lives within us. I love this meditation because many times I have just ask Him to stand up within me and calm the storm that is threatening my peace and causing anxiety in my soul. When we are faithful to sow seeds of peace within us the fruit of that peace will be there for us to draw upon in our day of trial in trouble.
I encourage you to commit yourself to desiring a steadfast spirit and a mind that is stayed on Him. Look to Him to help you to stay focused on His peace and run to Him for refuge for He is our rock and our fortress. He promises to keep our minds and hearts rock solid in His peace as we trust Him with confident expectation!