Perfect Peace

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Welcome to Beyond Sunday and Day29 of Anchored in God's
Promises.
I'm so glad that you've been onthis journey.
I pray that each day hasencouraged you that each day
we've been looking at one ofGod's promises to anchor our
lives and truth, no matter whatour circumstances may be.
Today's verse is one of the mostbeautiful promises about peace
in the entire Bible.
It's found in Isaiah chapter 26,verse three.

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It says this, you will keep inperfect peace.
Those whose minds are steadfast.
Because they trust in you.
The phrase, perfect peace inHebrew is literally shalom.
Shalom, the word repeated twicefor emphasis.
Shalom isn't just the absence ofconflict, it's wholeness,
wellbeing, and completeness.

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This promise isn't aboutmomentary calm or surface level
positivity.
It's about being so rooted inGod that your inner life is
whole, even when your outer lifefeels chaotic.
It's the piece Jesus describedas not as the world gives in
John chapter 14, verse 27, Apiece the world can't take away

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because the world didn't give itto you in the first place.
Now, notice the wording you'llkeep in perfect peace.
This isn't something we musterup on our own.
Peace is not the result ofcontrolling every variable or
fixing every problem.
It's something God himself keepsin us.
That means peace isn't fragile.
Lemme say that again.

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The peace that can come from Godin your life isn't fragile.
It doesn't depend on yourability to hold it all together.
It depends on God's ability tohold you together.
And here's the condition he laysout.
Peace comes to those whose mindsare steadfast.
A steadfast mind is one that'sfixed, focused and not easily

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shaken.
It doesn't mean ignoringreality.
It means continually bringingreality back under the lens of
God's truth.
When fear says this is the end,a steadfast mind says, but God
is my refuge.
When worry says you won't makeit, a steadfast mind says, but
God has promised never to leaveme.
Your peace is directly connectedto what you set your mind on.

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Finally, Isaiah explains whypeace comes because they trust
in you.
Trust is shifting the weight ofyour confidence off yourself and
onto God.
It's saying, I don't have theunderstanding of everything
because I trust the one who doesperfect.
Peace is not the result ofperfect circumstances.
It's the result of trust.

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Think of it this way.
Think of a tightrope walkercrossing high above the ground.
If they look down, fear sets in.
If they look to the side, theywobble, but if they keep their
eyes fixed straight ahead, theystay steady.
That's the picture here.
When our minds are fixed onChrist, the storms may rage, but
our steps remain steady.

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A woman in our church onceshared how she sat in a hospital
room waiting while her husbandwent into surgery.
The situation was serious andthe uncertainty was heavy, but
she said to me as I prayedIsaiah 26 3, I felt something
shift.
My circumstance didn't change,but my heart did.
I had a peace that honestlydidn't make sense, but it was
real.

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That's the piece Isaiah istalking about.
So here's your challenge today.
Write down the thought or worrythat has been consuming your
mind most.
Then next to it, write thisverse.
You'll keep in perfect peace.
Those whose minds are steadfastbecause they trust in you.
Every time that thought comesback in, speak the verse out

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loud.
Fix your mind on the promise,not the problem.
Let's pray together.
God, thank you for the promiseof perfect peace.
We confess that our minds oftenrun to fear and worry today.
Fix our thoughts on you.
Make our trust in you steady,and let your peace guard our
hearts and minds in Christ Jesusand His name.

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Amen.
That's it for day 29 ofAnchoring God's Promises.
If this verse gave you peacetoday, share that verse with
someone who could use thereminder that God's promise
still holds.
I'll see you back here tomorrowfor day 30.