![]() When is “that day”? The impending day of judgment on the earth. We don’t know the tune, but these are lyrics to a song, since this chapter of Isaiah begins, “In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah.” So, when I opened my Bible to your fourteenth favorite verse, I looked at the page with a lump firmly lodged in my throat. If ever we needed an encouraging word, it’s this week. Tornadoes have claimed too many loved ones, demolished too many homes, torn apart too many lives. Isaiah 49:23 …those who hope in me will not be disappointed.Categories: Blog, The 20 Verses You Love Most He is faithful! May God give you peace today. Get some time alone with Him and just worship Him for who He is. Take some time today to build your relationship with the Lord. It’s a reminder that no matter what storm rages on the outside, we can still have perfect peace on the inside. The line goes “even though I’m in the storm, the storm is not in me”. There’s a lyric in a new song by The Afters called “Fear No More”. David fixed his mind on God continually and the natural byproduct was a peace that would sustain him through the most stressful of situations. Those were days filled with praise and intimate conversations with God with few distractions. It was a product of a relationship with God that was built over time and went all the way back to his days as a shepherd boy. ![]() But how did he have that kind of faith? It certainly didn’t happen overnight. He acknowledged that God alone would take up his fight. I will lie down in peace because I know who keeps me safe. Have you ever gone through a situation that was stressful enough to keep you up at night? Or maybe you were even afraid to go to sleep?ĭavid wasn’t asking God for peace as much as he was making the statement that he knew peace was already his. In a cave, separated from his men and in hiding from those that were hunting him, he slept. Even though his son had betrayed him and was leading all of Israel to kill him, he turned his heart to the Lord and wrote the beautiful words in Psalm 4:8…I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.ĭavid had such trust in the Lord that he demonstrated it by placing his life in God’s hands and doing the unthinkable. He chose to run instead of letting his own ambitions and pride take control. Rather than fight for what was his, he recognized that everything he had was from the Lord. But his attitude was one of complete submission to the Lord. From a standpoint of self-preservation it would have been understandable. He could have overthrown the insurrection and he certainly had the authority to do so. ![]() He was literally in the process of losing everything.ĭavid could have been bitter. Not only was he on the run for his life, but internally he was dealing with the betrayal of his son. It was no doubt the darkest time of David’s life. David knew that Absalom wanted to be king, which meant that David would have to die (2 Samuel 17:11-12). This was true of David when he was on the run and hiding from his son Absalom who had plotted to take his throne. ![]() On the other hand, the lack of peace can reveal where your trust really lies. There’s no substitute for the peace that only God can give. My thoughts often go to the faith of David and how he continually focused his attention on God in spite of some of the worst circumstances imaginable. ![]() I don’t know about you, but one of the things I continually ask for in prayer is to be kept in perfect peace. Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You. ![]()
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