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For direction in life and full peace, put your hope in God. Keep Him in your mind and acknowledge Him in all your ways. Recognize His nearness.

A verse that has gripped my thinking in the last year is Proverbs 3:6 — “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

In all I do, I want to keep God in mind. I want to remember Him, near. I want to acknowledge His presence.

I still don’t do well at that, but I do do better.

Well, in my reading this morning, I came to Isaiah 26:3 (which reminded me of the above verse) — “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee.”

Keeping my mind stayed (ie, focused, fixed, zeroed in) on God must be the same as acknowledging Him in all my ways.

Then I came to Psalm 62:5 — “My soul, wait thou only upon God.”

For direction in life (see Proverbs 3:6) and full peace (see Isaiah 26:3), wait on (that is, put your hope in) God. You know, keep Him in your mind and acknowledge Him in all your ways!

Well, when I think of Proverbs 3:6, I also think of Romans 1:28, which addresses its opposite condition — “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.” Continue reading →

A message of hope and peace for those whose minds are fixed on God: 'My peace I give unto you...let not your heart be troubled.'

I read this a few minutes ago and thought of Them and Them. And me.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee. —Isaiah 26:3

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. -Psalm 55:22

I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. -Isaiah 12:2

Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? -Matthew 8:26

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:6-7

In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. -Isaiah 30:15

The effect of righteousness [shall be] quietness and assurance for ever. -Isaiah 32:17

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. -John 14:27

Peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come. -Revelation 1:4

Daily Light on the Daily Path

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