Maintain Your Peace!
"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind
is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."
Isaiah 26:3
Recent surveys have shown that people don’t sleep as well
during the Christmas season. In some cases, it’s because of
increased partying and alcohol consumption. At other times,
the problem involves travel and disrupted schedules. Still
for
others, it's those nagging worries about spending too much,
also putting too much on credit cards, or having too much to
do in entertaining and serving. These family and financial
pressures can rob us of sleep, and family problems have
a way of showing up just in time for the
holidays.
But Here Is Good News!
Isaiah 26:3 takes no breaks for the holidays.
The words of that verse are good for every hour of every day,
and they don’t weaken or wane during Christmas. There are
no exemption dates. Today, tomorrow, next week, for the rest
of the year and forever, the Lord will keep in perfect peace for
those whose minds are stayed on Him, and who dwell in His
Word, and who trust in Him.
The Bible says, “Fix your thoughts
on Jesus” (Hebrews 3:1, NIV).
So trust in the Lord forever, for in Jehovah,
the Lord, there is everlasting strength.
