I woke up with two words echoing in my heart — perfect peace.
Not decent peace. Not \u201cI\u2019ll be okay if nothing goes wrong\u201d peace.
But perfect peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The kind Isaiah writes about:
\u201cYou will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.\u201d Isaiah 26:3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve quoted that verse for years, but this morning I paused and asked — “What does perfect peace look like when the world feels anything but peaceful?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We don\u2019t have to look far to see the chaos. Turn on the news and you\u2019ll find anger, violence, fear, and division on full display. Scripture already told us this would be so:
\u201cThe thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\u2026\u201d (John 10:10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And goodness, doesn\u2019t it feel like he\u2019s been busy?
But Jesus didn\u2019t stop there. He continued with the promise that steadies my soul:
\u201c\u2026but I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.\u201d John 10:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perfect peace doesn\u2019t mean we deny the darkness. It means we refuse to let it rule our hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isaiah spoke those words during a dark chapter in Israel\u2019s history. Trouble was personal — which tells me this promise wasn\u2019t written for sunny days only. It was written for these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God never promised us a life free from storms. But He promised something better — peace in the middle of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perfect peace doesn\u2019t mean the thunder stops. It means our soul doesn\u2019t panic when it rolls. It\u2019s a deep, settled calm that whispers, God sees this. God knows. God is still in control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hebrew word “shalom” means wholeness — health of the soul. When God\u2019s peace fills us, fear loses its grip. Anxiety loosens its hold. Panic takes a back seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It reminds me of that old story of the king who asked artists to paint peace. One painted calm waters and blue skies. Another painted a raging storm — but hidden behind the waterfall was a small bird, resting quietly in her nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That painting won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because peace isn\u2019t the absence of noise.
It\u2019s rest in the middle of it.
Jesus said:
\u201cPeace I leave with you; My peace I give you. Do not let your hearts be troubled.\u201d (John 14:27)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So today — news headlines and all — may our hearts be like that little nest: hidden, held, and secure.
That\u2019s perfect peace.
And it\u2019s available to us — right here. Right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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