Episode One – Perfect Peace in Troubled Times
Episode Two – Perfect Peace in all times
Scriptures to have on hand while listening.
Episode One
Perfect Peace in Troubled Times
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.
In perfect peace – Hebrew as in the margin, ‘Peace, peace;’ the repetition of the word denoting, as is usual in Hebrew, emphasis, and here evidently meaning undisturbed, perfect peace.
Mind in Hebrew: frame, thing framed, imagination, mind, … Conceive i.e. purpose
John 10:10
The thief comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Episode Two
Perfect Peace in All Times
Have Childlike faith/believing in God’s word.
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.
Proverbs 29:18
KJV says: Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.
NIV says “Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who heeds wisdom’s instruction.”
Hosea 4: 6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Philippians 4: 4-8 (recipe for peace)
4. Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
5. Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6. Be careful (take thought, be anxious) for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
7. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8. Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
