The 24th message from the book of Isaiah, “The peace of God.”

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. (4) Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:" (Isaiah 26:3-4)

This is one of the most famous verses in the Bible about peace. God wants you to have peace in your heart and mind. It is a theme repeated over and over in the Bible. It is clearly very important.

I believe one reason is that it is easy to lose your peace. Life is full of stress and problems. Just driving in traffic can cause you to lose your peace, let alone family, health, and financial problems!

I have taught and preached about having peace many times. I am sure you have heard many messages on the subject. However, it is a topic that needs to be repeated often.

Isaiah 26:3 shows us how we can keep the peace of God in our hearts. Let’s look at this today.

There are three main points in this verse about peace. We will look at them in the reverse order that they appear in the verse.

The 23rd message from the book of Isaiah, “Praising God for his blessings.”

"O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth." (Isaiah 25:1)

Isaiah chapter 25 is divided into three sections. Each of these sections praises God for something. We will look at each of these three sections and find out how much God has and will bless his children.

Prophetically, this passage is about the future judgment of God and the Lord’s millennium reign.

We will not receive our full inheritance and rule with Christ until he comes back. However, we can apply many of the blessings and truths to the church now.

Isaiah chapter 25 is an encouraging passage about praising the Lord.

We can praise him for:

• His protection and righteous judgments
• His blessings and benefits
• Salvation

The 22nd message from the book of Isaiah, “Glorifying the Lord in the fires.”

Isaiah 24:14-15 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. (15) Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

Here in Isaiah 24, we have a picture of glorifying the Lord through the fires of this life. A good illustration of this is the three Hebrew men in Daniel chapter 3.

In Daniel chapter three, we have one of the most exciting stories in all the Bible and it is a peculiar one. What makes this story different, is that these three Hebrew men were not delivered from their enemies at the beginning. God allowed them to go through the fire, walked with them in the fire, and then delivered them out of the fire.

Even in the middle of the fires of life, we can sing praises to our God!