Isaiah 26:3-4. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord forever: for the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.” PERFECT PEACE. By its very nature, peace is there, or it is not. It can't be a “half-way” peace like a passing thought. It is a matter of a promise that is made by the Lord - When the mind and heart are truly fixed on God.
The Lord gave His peace to those who had followed Him. That kind of peace is inward when there's a work of God within. That “peace with God” was made by the highest price, When the Lord Jesus made peace by the blood of His cross.
There is an outward peace that is often seen in the faces Of those who the path of God's dealing with us, our mind retraces. We consider where we came from and now where we are - The on-going “peace of God” strengthens us in each trying hour.
When the conscience is at peace, there is spiritual rest. We find our comfort in the Lord who has continually blessed Us with much from the storehouse of His boundless grace - And gives us His peace in this turbulent place.
The mind is at peace when it is focused on God. In times of potential unrest, we consider the path He trod. Though crowds gathered around Him; some to mock and to scorn -
He never retaliated, even when wearing the crown of thorns.
His eyes and His heart were fixed on what pleased His Father. Our peace comes from Him too; not what the world has to offer. Simple trust in the Lord is the practice of a precept that works. There is a lasting peace from the Lord Jehovah of everlasting worth.
So even though the perilous times long predicted are now here - I don't lose my peace because I know the Lord is always near. His strength is unabated, and His promises still stand. My mind is at peace; and my times are in His hands.
“I thank Thee, O God, for peace that has been given as a give of Thy love. It is real to me, even though these are troublesome times and many seem to be in a state of turmoil. I thank Thee in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”