Whose mind is stayed on thee.

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“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Isaiah 26 : 3, 4

“This is no dry, didactic statement, but a verse from a song. We are among the poets of revelation, who … made sonnets for the people of God to sing … Our text tells us how securely this strong city will be held — so securely that none of her citizens shall ever be disturbed in heart, — ‘Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. … Permit me to remind you again that my text is the verse of a song. I earnestly desire you to feel like singing all the time while I am preaching, and let the words of the text ring in your heart with deep mysterious chimes, as of a land beyond these clouds and tempests,—’Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.’ I do not want you to be thinking, ‘I wish that the Lord would keep me in peace;’ I would have you now enter into rest before the Lord. Do not say, ‘I am fretting and worrying, because I cannot reach this peace;’ but pray to enjoy it this morning. O Lord and Giver of peace, vouchsafe it to our faith at once! O ye trustful ones, enter at once into the opened gates of the city of peace, and then bless God that you cannot be driven out again, for the Lord promises to be your garrison and safeguard. May the Holy Spirit, who is the Comforter, and whose fruit is peace, now work peace in each of us.” from “The Song of a City, and the Pearl of Peace” by Charles Spurgeon, January 4, 1885, Scripture: Isaiah 26:3 Volume 31

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When thought is lost in the eminence of Mind, healing is taking place. Not healing of anything physical, but the human, insolent mortal mind is attenuated enough to allow the reality of Mind to shine through. Get lost!

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