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in the land of Y’hudah:
“We have a strong city!
He has built walls and ramparts for our safety.
2 Open the gates! Let the righteous nation enter,
a nation that keeps faith!
3 “A person whose desire rests on you
you preserve in perfect peace,
because he trusts in you.
4 Trust in Adonai forever,
because in Yah Adonai,
is a Rock of Ages.”
5 For he has humbled those in high places,
levelling the lofty city,
levelling it to the ground,
laying it in the dust.
6 It is trampled underfoot by the feet of the poor,
by the footsteps of the needy.
7 The way of the righteous is level;
Righteous One, you smooth the path for the righteous.
8 Following the way of your judgments,
we put our hope in you.
The desire of all our soul
is to remember you and your name.
9 My soul desires you at night,
my spirit in me seeks you at dawn;
for when your judgments are here on earth,
the people in the world learn what righteousness is.
10 Even if pity is shown to the wicked,
he still doesn’t learn what righteousness is.
In a land of uprightness he will still act wrongly
and fail to see the majesty of Adonai.
11 Adonai, you raised your hand,
but they still didn’t see.
Yet with shame they will see your zeal for the people.
Yes, fire will destroy your enemies.
12 Adonai, you will grant us peace;
because all we have done, you have done for us.
13 Adonai our God, other lords
besides you have ruled us,
but only you do we invoke
by name.
14 The dead will not live again,
the ghosts will not rise again;
for you punished and destroyed them,
wiped out all memory of them.
15 You enlarged the nation, Adonai,
you enlarged the nation;
and thus you glorified yourself;
you extended all the frontiers of the country.
"Perfect Peace" by Author: Tim StearmanAdvertisers for the Lexus® brand came up with a great slogan: “The Passionate Pursuit of Perfection.” The phrase caused consumers to believe, on some subconscious level, that this was a perfect car. Yet that’s not what the advertisements said. They said they were pursuing perfection. I’ve owned two of their vehicles, and though they were wonderful, they were not perfect. As a matter of fact, I don’t think I’ve ever owned anything that could be considered perfect.
Yet Isaiah says that God will keep us in perfect peace. In Hebrew, perfect peace is written as “shalom shalom.” The repetition emphasizes the intensity of the peace. But notice the clause that follows: this multiplied peace is for those “whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in [God].” Steadfast simply means “settled upon.”
I once served with an older gentleman who often brought his Bible to meetings. He would hold it up and state, "I told the Lord that I have chosen to believe this book!" He had made up his mind. His declaration may have seemed odd, but through it, he projected a deep level of peace. Do you want perfect peace? Then ask yourself: Have you made up your mind?
Hymn for Today: "I Have Settled The Question" by Haldor Lillenas copyright 1919, Renewed 1947 by Nazarene Publishing House.
1. I remember when the Lord spoke to my soul,
I could feel the heavy burden from me roll
When He spoke the gracious words, Wilt thou be whole?
Then I settled the question forever.
Refrain:
I have settled the question, hallelujah!
I will never turn back from the narrow way.
I am going through with Jesus, hallelujah!
Till I reach the gates of glory some sweet day.
2. I no longer walk the ways of sinfulness,
But I daily tread the paths of righteousness
Since the day the Lord has come my life to bless
I have settled the question forever.
Refrain:
I have settled the question, hallelujah!
I will never turn back from the narrow way.
I am going through with Jesus, hallelujah!
Till I reach the gates of glory some sweet day.
3. I will choose the holy joys that always last,
And reject sin’s pleasures that will soon be past,
To the treasures of true worth I’m holding fast,
I have settled the question forever.
Refrain:
I have settled the question, hallelujah!
I will never turn back from the narrow way.
I am going through with Jesus, hallelujah!
Till I reach the gates of glory some sweet day.
4. Others may deny the Lord and live in sin,
But the race that I have entered I must win,
Through the pearly gates I mean to enter in,
I have settled the question forever.
Refrain:
I have settled the question, hallelujah!
I will never turn back from the narrow way.
I am going through with Jesus, hallelujah!
Till I reach the gates of glory some sweet day.
Thought for The Day:
"Here is what Adonai says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask about the ancient paths,
‘Which one is the good way?’
Take it, and you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not take it.’" Jeremiah 6:16
Please pray:
For the development of Christian leaders in Honduras.
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Please pray:
For the development of Christian leaders in Honduras.
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