I hope you’ll take the time to read Isaiah 26 today and see how YHVH will establish peace for us! He is our rock! He will do great things for us! We only need to stand still and see the salvation of YHVH!įor so He gives His beloved sleep” (Psalm 127:1-2). He rested on the Rock! Meanwhile, his friends continued to hold up his arms and the staff that reminded them of all the miracles YHVH had already done for them. So his friends rolled a rock under him, and he sat down. But the battle was long, and old Moses’ arms got weary. Once Joshua was fighting a battle (Exodus 17), and Moses told him that he would stay up on top of the hill and hold up his staff to remind him of the power of YHVH during the battle. Yes, I knew that I would be thinking about ways to spread the gospel or defend human life, Truth, and mercy.īut all those evil reports were taking my mind off His amazing power. At least not last night, as Sabbath was beginning. I had open browser tabs on my phone about threatened religious freedoms in California and Michigan and other places.Īnd I decided not to look at them. I had several videos saved in YouTube about pandemics and conspiracy theories. I had a book next to my chair that is all about the evil theologies that led to the Holocaust. Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. I went and sat in my recliner with my fuzzy blanket. James 4:8 ESV / 6 helpful votes Not Helpful Draw near to God, and he will draw near. I know of good people who are suffering terribly. There are a lot of evil people in this world, plotting and planning and conniving. I know this sounds so simplistic, but suddenly I had peace and slept like a baby.

And while I’ve been reading and studying and meditating on Scripture, I have not had my mind stayed on Him. “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You” (Isaiah 26:3).Īnd I paused, and for the first time, I realized that my mind has been stayed for weeks on the evil of this world. Image courtesy of Christine Miller at Last night, as I was preparing for bed, all of a sudden the Father brought a verse to my mind:

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