Weekly Pulpit Isaiah 26:3-4 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.… I. AN EXPRESSION OF CONFIDENCE IN GOD. It is characteristic of Jehovah — 1. That He seeks the trust of His people. Heathen gods, all gods that are the men creations of men's minds or hands, seek the service of things; they want our gifts; they claim, not the man, but that which the man only has. Jehovah seeks the service of love and trust. 2. That He rewards the trust of His people. And this He does — (1) By giving them the perfect peace, which is inward peace. (2) By giving them the outward peace of circumstances, so far as may be consistent with higher than individual ends. If we can see that the true issue of the discipline of life is character; then we shall see that the very highest reward God can give us is that soul-triumph over surrounding circumstances, that soul. mastery over the very self, which goes into the expressive word "peace." Outward things are to us according as we are within us. II. AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE FOR CONTINUITY IN THEIR TRUST IN GOD. "Trust ye in the Lord forever," etc. We cannot keep on trusting if our trust is in things; for the "fashion of this world passeth away." We cannot keep on trusting if our trust is in man; "for the pain of living is our disappointment in our best loved friends." We can keep on trusting in God. His very name implies a basis of confidence. (Weekly Pulpit.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.WEB: You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. |
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