"Perfect peace" is literally "shalom shalom" in Hebrew. The repeated word serves as an amplifier of the original meaning, so it's not just peace, but rather a "peace of peace," or the best of the best when it comes to peace. "Stayed" literally means "to set upon," kinda like you would put a plate on a table, or a book on a book shelf. "Trusts" is literally "to hurry to for refuge." So the verse then becomes:You will keep him in perfect peace,Whose mind is stayed on You,Because he trusts in You.
When we have the mind of God, which means that we are thinking what God's thinking, and we hurry to Him when we need protection and refuge, he not only protects us with His almighty hand, but gives us a peace unlike any other. When we are focused on God and stay with/in Him, we aren't worried about anything else. And it's when we are in this kind of peace that we can really hear God speaking to us.You will keep him in the peace of all peace,Whose mind is placed upon You,Because he hurries to You for refuge.
I've experienced this kind of peace recently, specifically for the last week. And it's not because I did anything super special, I just gave up my own desires and asked God to show me and give me His desires. It was after this and some time spent just searching for God's will that I felt at peace. And I still feel it. I'd had been trying to find out which direction God wanted me to go, but I let go and decided to wait until God showed me what He wanted me to do, rather than rely on a sketchy idea.
Tuesday night, God finally showed me what He wanted me to do. And amazingly, I went and did it without questioning if it was actually Him or not. Why? Because He had given me His peace. And when you have God's peace, when He speaks to you, shows you something, or reminds you of His promises, you know without a shadow of a doubt that it's Him. For me, that happened Tuesday...and Thursday...and today. God said, in essence, "Hey, remember what I said? It's still true."
And although I'm incredibly happy and joyous about seeing God reaffirm His promises to me, I'm happier still to know that I can trust my God. When He says something's going to happen, it's going to happen. With God there is not even a hint of ever turning from what He has spoken. And that is just one more thing I can give Him praise for.
For those of you reading, why don't you take some time and search for God's peace in your own life? Find a quiet spot, clear your mind, read the the Word, pray, give up your own desires and ask for God's. When you do, I can bet that you'll find God's peace has filled your life. Keep your focus on Him and don't be afraid of what He has or will show you. It may be hard, but it brings us closer to Him and makes us more like His Son. And ultimately, it brings Him more glory and bring more souls unto Him. So find His peace in your life and do what He shows you to do.
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