Promises of Peace #5

Psalms is not the only place we find songs in the Bible. On a number of occasions, the prophets record songs that will be sung. Like Isaiah 26:

  In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city;
    he sets up salvation
    as walls and bulwarks.
2 Open the gates,
    that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.
3 You keep him in perfect peace
    whose mind is stayed on you,
    because he trusts in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever,
    for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

For the people of Israel, seeing the rebuilt city of Jerusalem was greatly anticipated. There they would find peace and security in the presence and salvation of God. They would stand at the gates and wait to enter in. That picture has deeper spiritual ramification.  The Lord is our Solid Rock, the Everlasting One. He will always be there. He will open the door and bring us in to a place of peace for our hearts and minds. It's not a matter of will He be there? Or will He be able to keep us safe? It's a matter of will we trust Him, and will we keep on trusting Him? He will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Him.