“…peace …quietness and assurance for ever.”

Isaiah 32.17

That sounds good, “peace … quiet”... in fact - that sounds great!

We often think, “Peace and quiet… ahh!”

Hang on, there’s more, there is the other word, “assurance” – that’s great too.  We can have the assurance that everything will be peace and quiet!  We can have the assurance that everything will work out for the best!

That’s just a fairy tale!

Nobody can have all of that… can they?

“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness

quietness and assurance for ever.”

Our part: I think that would be to work at doing the right thing ie. “righteousness”!  Then believe that God will do His part!

God’s part:  “peace… quietness… assurance for ever.”

By God’s grace – let’s work at doing the right things according to the Word of God.

There is no doubt God can, and will, do His part - He will even help me… do my part!  This may be a prophetic passage, but there is no reason we can’t claim it and believe it for our lives now!

“peace… quietness… assurance for ever.”