WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.480
Today, we're going to take on a posture of peace by allowing the Lord to lift our heads high.

2
00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:16.480
Hi, I'm Lindsay Van Zale. Posture is a podcast that serves as a short audible fist bump to remind

3
00:00:16.480 --> 00:00:21.760
you that God is in everything. Together, we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture

4
00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:29.200
of perfect peace. Psalm chapter 3 verse 3 says this,

5
00:00:39.520 --> 00:00:43.840
You know, there are so many things that we can depend on for our peace,

6
00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:48.880
our joy, and our comfort today. You know, we could be holding out for the circumstances to

7
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:56.560
finally change, for a good report, for our pain to just go away, but the really good news for

8
00:00:56.560 --> 00:01:04.239
the people of God is that we do not have to wait for the tide to turn in order to be at peace,

9
00:01:04.800 --> 00:01:13.440
to have joy, or to be comforted. David wrote Psalm 3 at a very unstable time in his life. You can read

10
00:01:13.440 --> 00:01:18.560
the whole story. It's found in 2 Samuel. It kind of really starts around chapter 14. There's a

11
00:01:18.560 --> 00:01:26.560
little bit of a backstory, but basically his own son betrays him and then campaigns for the people

12
00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:34.160
of Israel to also turn against David. So David the king is forced to flee for his life. And if you

13
00:01:34.160 --> 00:01:39.520
know anything about David's story, then you know that this actually isn't the first time that David

14
00:01:39.520 --> 00:01:47.760
has been wrongfully betrayed and forced to flee for his life. And yet, in the middle of the betrayal,

15
00:01:47.760 --> 00:01:55.760
the injustice, the instability, the circumstance that is completely out of his control, he writes

16
00:01:55.760 --> 00:02:05.200
this. But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the one who lifts my head high.

17
00:02:06.240 --> 00:02:12.240
You know, for so many of us right now, the details surrounding our lives seem to be spinning

18
00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:22.240
completely out of our control. And yet, we still have a mighty God who always surrounds us. You

19
00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:28.800
know, circumstances eventually will change. The reports will eventually shift. The pain will

20
00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:35.760
actually cease. But I've just decided I'm not going to wait around for those fickle things to get

21
00:02:35.760 --> 00:02:44.160
better in order for me to be at peace, to have joy, or to be comforted. Because why would we wait

22
00:02:44.160 --> 00:02:50.560
when we can have all of those things today? And I realized as I was reading Psalm 3 that it starts

23
00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:57.840
with a decision. You know, we have to decide who or what is going to lift our heads today. Who or what

24
00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:06.400
will grab our eyes, you know, catch our attention, have our focus, gain our trust. And please do not

25
00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:14.320
be confused. This is not positive thinking or optimism. This is faith. This is life in the

26
00:03:14.320 --> 00:03:23.440
kingdom. And as people of God, we are in this world, but we are not of it. So we are not bound up or

27
00:03:23.440 --> 00:03:32.240
moved by the things of this world. We have access to a different realm. We get to decide where are

28
00:03:32.240 --> 00:03:38.880
we going to live today. And this is the kindness of the Lord. We actually don't have to remove

29
00:03:38.880 --> 00:03:46.720
ourselves from this life or this world in order to experience the kingdom realm. Instead, we get

30
00:03:46.720 --> 00:03:54.960
the opportunity to bring the kingdom realm into this world, into our lives. And I find that when

31
00:03:54.960 --> 00:04:01.600
that happens, you know, my life here doesn't become insignificant. It actually gets so much sweeter.

32
00:04:01.600 --> 00:04:08.400
You know, the atmosphere of my home becomes more peaceful. My marriage is better. My work is more

33
00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:15.520
enjoyable and fulfilling. My friendships are life-giving. So don't you want to live life to the

34
00:04:15.520 --> 00:04:22.400
full today? Don't you want to not have to wait for the circumstances to shift in order to be at peace,

35
00:04:22.400 --> 00:04:31.600
to have joy, or be comforted? Why? Why wait? Today, let's allow the Lord to be the one to lift our

36
00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:38.240
heads high. Let's lean into his word and his promises. Let's be sensitive to his voice. Let's

37
00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:45.280
savor the details of our day by thanking him for the goodness in our lives. And let's just not wait

38
00:04:45.280 --> 00:04:55.040
around another day to be at peace, to have joy, or to be comforted by the one who is always

39
00:04:55.040 --> 00:04:59.840
surrounding us like a shield. The promise of perfect peace.

40
00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:10.640
is found in Isaiah 26 3 and in Hebrew it is shalom shalom meaning complete wholeness nothing missing

41
00:05:10.640 --> 00:05:19.280
nothing broken this is who you are in Jesus let's declare this together today i am kept in perfect

42
00:05:19.280 --> 00:05:28.880
peace with my whole heart i trust the lord i am strong i am victorious i am whole remember friend

43
00:05:28.880 --> 00:05:35.120
you are a living testimony of jesus's ultimate win not because of anything you did but because of

44
00:05:35.120 --> 00:05:41.200
what he did for you with every step you take today you're putting jesus's victory on display

45
00:05:41.200 --> 00:05:51.040
and satan's defeat on replay