How to Have PEACE of MIND All the Time

Text: Isaiah 26:3, 4

Introduction: Is your mind at “PEACE”? Can your thought life “rest” in dependency upon Jesus Christ? Are you finding yourself agitated and irritated most of the time? Worried and anxious? Mad and angry? Have you discovered a place of security and confidence because of God’s promises? How can we, as believers in the Living God, find “PEACE” for these troubled days? Isaiah was primarily writing to the southern Kingdom of Judah warning them of the impending judgment to come. This was due to their disobedience, not following the Word of the Lord. However, the Lord also gives them a “ray of HOPE” with their coming Messiah. In the midst of these circumstances, there is a great word for all believers found in two parts of Isaiah 26:3, 4.

1. PEACE of MIND…just in TIME! (Isaiah 26:3)

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”

  • The word “peace ” is yêtser, which means imagination, mind

Personal application: Our mind is the battle ground! Do you agree? How can we keep our minds pure and undefiled?
Paul tells us how. In Philippians 4:8 the key is given, which reads,

“8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

2. PEACE of MIND… all the TIME! (Isaiah 26:4)

“Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.”

  • The word “trust” is bâṭach which means have confidence, Hope
  • The word “strength” is rock, boulder

Personal application: Knowing who the God of the Bible is gives us great confidence that He loves us and has His children’s best interest in mind.

Conclusion: There is a beautiful picture that illustrates this truth. A little bird is perched underneath a huge rock that juts out over the ocean shore. A storm is raging. The fierce wind is blowing while the lightning is flashing across the dark sky. Waves are beating against the rock where the little bird is perched. Meanwhile, the little bird has its head nestled underneath its wings…..sound ASLEEP! Over the picture reads these words:  “PERFECT PEACE”

God grant it, that though the storms of life are raging all around us, yet within us is JESUS – “PERFECT PEACE”!

Love y’all,
Dr. Randy Reese