![]() Or "fixed" on the love of God, rooted and grounded in that, and firmly persuaded of interest in it, and that nothing can separate from it on the covenant and promises of God, which are firm and sure and on the faithfulness and power of God to make them good, and perform them and on Christ the Son of God, and Saviour of men upon him as a Saviour, laying the whole stress of their salvation on him upon his righteousness, for their justification upon his blood and sacrifice, for atonement, pardon, and cleansing on his fulness, for the supply of their wants on his person, for their acceptance with God and on his power, for their protection and preservation see ( Isaiah 10:20 ) ( 50:10 ) ( Psalms 112:7 Psalms 112:8 ) : because he trusteth in thee It isn’t that the Lord has everlasting strength, He is everlasting strength.Peace with God in Christ through his blood, in a way of believing, and as the fruit and effect of his righteousness being received by faith this is not always felt, received, and enjoyed in the soul yet the foundation of it always is, and is perfect and besides, this peace is true, real, and solid in which sense the word "perfect" is used, in opposition to a false and imaginary one and it will end in perfect peace in heaven: moreover, the word "perfect" is not in the Hebrew text, it is there "peace, peace" which is doubled to denote the certainty of it, the enjoyment of it, and the constancy and continuance of it and as expressive of all sorts of peace, which God grants unto his people, and keeps for them, and them in as peace with God and peace with men, peace outward and peace inward, peace here and peace hereafter and particularly it denotes the abundance of peace that believers will have in the kingdom of Christ in the latter day see ( Psalms 72:7 ) ( Isaiah 9:7 ) : mind stayed These two wonderful verses end like this: “ For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.” If the Lord calls us to rely on Him completely with our mind, He appeals to our mind with a rational reason why we should trust the Lord – because He is everlasting strength. If we trust the Lord, it will show in our actions, but it will begin in our mind. It all means that the battle for trust in our lives begins in our minds. When we trust the Lord, we keep our mind stayed on Him. Almost always, you keep your mind stayed on whatever you are trusting. To emphasize the point, Isaiah wrote: “ Because He trusts in You.” This is another way of expressing the idea of keeping our minds stayed on Him. Satan loves to get our minds on anything except God and His love to us! This is the heart that says with the Apostle Paul, “ that I may know Him” (Philippians 3:10). If our mind is stayed on ourselves, or our problems, or the problem people in our lives, or on anything else, we can’t have this perfect peace. To be kept in this perfect peace, our mind must be stayed on the Lord. So, what sustains your mind? What do you lay your mind upon? What upholds your mind? What does your mind stand fast upon? What is your mind established upon? What does your mind lean upon? To have this perfect peace, your mind cannot occasionally come to the Lord it has to be stayed on Him. To be kept in this perfect peace, our mind must be stayed. When we keep our minds stayed – settled upon, established upon – the Lord Himself, then we can be kept in this perfect peace. Who are the people who enjoy this peace? Isaiah tells us: “ Whose mind is stayed on You.” This is the place of perfect peace and even the source of it. But there is a perfect peace that the Lord will keep is in. Others can be kept in peace, but it is not a perfect peace it is the peace of the wicked, the peace of spiritual sleep and ultimate destruction. Some can have this perfect peace, but it is fleeting and they are never kept there. It isn’t just shalom it is shalom shalom, “ perfect peace.” It is as if God wasn’t satisfied to give us one door of peace to walk through He opened up the double doors of peace and said “shalom shalom.” If one assurance of peace is not enough for us, He will follow it with a second and then put on top of those two the promise to keep us there. ![]() This shows how in the Hebrew language repetition communicates intensity. In the original Hebrew text the term “ perfect peace” is actually shalom shalom. ![]() God made an amazing promise through the Prophet Isaiah: “ You will keep him in perfect peace.” What a promise – “ perfect peace”! God promises that we can have perfect peace, and even be kept in a place of perfect peace. Trust in the Lord forever, for in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.” (Isaiah 26:3-4) “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
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