The Glorious River!
"I will extend peace
to her like a river."
Isaiah 66: 12
Frances Ridley Havergal was a popular singer,
devotional writer, and British hymnist. One of her
most famous songs says: “Like a river glorious
is God’s perfect peace, over all victorious in
its
bright increase.” Her imagery and inspiration
came from the book of Isaiah.
Isaiah said, “Behold, I will extend peace to her
like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a
flowing stream” (Isaiah 66:12). Christ gives
us
global peace for the world just as He gives us
His inner peace now.
Havergal knew another verse from Isaiah too—
Isaiah 26:3: “You will keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on You.” Her chorus says:
“Stayed upon Jehovah, hearts are fully blessed,
finding, as he promised, perfect peace and rest.”
War has been with us since the days of
Cain and Abel, but it is not eternal. One
day God’s peace will flow through the
world like a river.
But even now, it can flow
through our
hearts when our minds are stayed on
Him. Claim His perfect peace in your
situation today.
"Hidden in the hollow of His
blessed hand, never foe can
follow, never traitor stand."
Frances Havergal
