Isaiah 26:3,4 - You will keep him in peaceful peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in Jehovah forever. -- RLIV.
We are resting in Jehovah's promises -- we are resting in His strength and in His ability to make good His promises; for we know that He who has called us is able to fulfil all His good Word. This peace, or rest, is the special blessing of the Holy Spirit. Only in proportion as we receive the Holy Spirit, the holy mind of God, the holy disposition, can we have this peace fulfilled in us. It is a matter of simple ratio. As we grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jehovah, in the knowledge of the Truth, we shall have this to comfort and strengthen us; and we shall thus have more of the peace of God every day, and be able to abide in His love. -- Excerpt adapted from "Peace With God and the Peace of God" ZWT, April 1, 1914; edited to present God's Holy Name as "Jehovah".
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Today, Satan's influence is tugging at the heart of the Christian almost without letup each day. Only if one keeps his mind stayed on the Heavenly Father can one not be harmed mentally by the constant bombardment that one confronts throughout each day. It is not just something one does during a religious service; it has to be maintained throughout every minute of every day, otherwise, our thoughts will be influenced with the world's presentation of what is evil as being good, and what is good as being evil. (Isaiah 5:20) Being focused on the Father, our minds will dwell in peace upon the fruit of the spirit, and not get caught up in the world's propaganda that would promote this or that form of the fruit of the flesh as being proper and acceptable.-- Galatians 5:19-25. - Ronald R. Day, Sr..
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One cannot have a mind stayed on God when that mind is walking in sin. The world cannot have peace with God due to sin. (Isaiah 59:2; Romans 5:19) It is only through faith in Jesus and his offering for sin that one can obtain peace with God. (Romans 5:1) Before one can experience peace with God, one has to be reconciled to God. (Romans 5:10; 2 Corinthians 5:18) Such reconciliation calls for one to repent in his attitude toward sin (Acts 2:38; 3:19), and endeavor to walk in the path of righteousness. (Proverbs 12:28; Romans 6:4) However, we should soon realize that whatever righteousness we can muster in our present sinful flesh will still fall short of being totally without sin. (Romans 6:15-18; 7:5; 8:3) We thus need to have faith in the sacrificial blood of the Lamb of God to cover sins of our flesh by which we fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) Through faith we are counted as justified (made straight, righteous), and it is by faith that we walk in the spirit without condemnation before God. -- Romans 4:6,24; 8:1; 2 Corinthians 5:7. -- Ronald R. Day, Sr.
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The phrase "trust in Jehovah forever" signifies putting trust in Jehovah always, at all times, regardless of circumstances. Many translations render the phrase as "trust in the Lord", but his is incorrect. In the Old Testament, the Hebrew text never says "trust in the Lord", although many translations change God's Holy Name to "the Lord". The King James Version has the phrase "trust in the Lord" in two places in the New Testament, both of which are referring to Paul's conviction concerning Jesus. (Philippians 2:19,24) Paul's usages in these verses do not correspond with "trust in Jehovah" as used in the Old Testament. It would be well, however, that when speaking of scriptures such Isaiah 26:3,4, that God's people not join with those who wish to change the Holy Name to "the Lord". God's Holy Name is not "the Lord", and to change his name to "the Lord" is actually supporting that which is false. God has not authorized anyone to change his eternal Holy Name to other words that do not even mean the same thing. -- Ronald R. Day, Sr.
From pole to pole let others roam,
And search in vain for bliss;
My soul is satisfied at home,
Lord Jah my portion is.
Adapted from Daily Food, January 22
See also:
Stayed on Jehovah, Hearts are Truly Blessed
Daily Heavenly Manna for July 3 (Link will need to be changed)
Stayed on Jehovah, Hearts are Truly Blessed
Daily Heavenly Manna for July 3 (Link will need to be changed)
You Keep Him in Perfect Peace -- Tom Gilbert
The Holy Name of God
The Holy Name of God
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