It’s All in Your Mind

] .. ] ~4 "(;71wa will kttp, lr.im bt pn/llJ. ~ w/w.u mind u .dmJ.m C-#t. l.lttt: httmue lu tm..dd.h in lira.." Isaiah 26:3 What do you think abou.t most of the time? Do you realize that you. can be born again. know you have Ckrist as your Savior and ~ a miserable person? It is not God Who makes you miserable. You make yourself miserable. Isaiah 26:3 does not say anything about a perfect life, a life free from sorrow or a successful life. The verse speaks of perfect peace. In Jewish thinking this verse does not have the phrase, "perfect peace." We are told it should possibly rea<:L 'Thou wilt keep him in peace. peace." The New Testament identifies two types of peace for the believer; peace with God and peace of God. Romans 5:1 says_. "... au. /um.,, fUDll wi.J.lt .(J,Jd ~ ().UI'. o&n1 (fe.Hu.. ~JuuL" This peace is foundational to the believers second promise of peace. Philippians 4:7 reads. "ofnd du ,u,aa ol- ~ wltlJt p.o.udJt all undn.,Jmuling,, ,ludl kttp, IJ.IJUl-- hnuh. and IIUIUU ~ f2/uw. (Jaul-" Perfect peace includes both kinds of peace and. it is attached not only to the heart but also to the mind. Christian. are you always relaxed? Do you have complete peace? We can explain away our lack of peace, but it is my concern that many Ch,-istians today act like sinners. So many Christians think like sinners. Many Christians get upset just like the non-Christian. This is contrary to the biblical characteristics of the child of God. Do you have peace with Go-d and the peace ofGod? God's promise is perfect peace. If it is missing, who is at fault? ''-() IJud 1./uJ.u luuW. ho.,luned II,. mg, ~ Ihm. luuL thy, ,uatt hffll 11A, a lin.u.. .. " Isaiah 48:18 The Word of God bases everything on obedience. Peace is based on obedience. Isaiah 48:22. says, "<dlun. u ,w. lttlltt, HJ.iJ.h flu .11.tJr/l!JJ~ turk- IJu wiJad.." The designation wicked just means the unbeliever. If the.re is no peace to the unbeliever, there ought to be total peace to the believer. 15