TOPIC: GOD’S PEACE IS AVAILABLE (1)
SCRIPTURE: PHILIPIANS 4:6-8
Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
God has promised us His peace. Not “just” peace, but an extraordinary, unexplainable, inexpressible peace. Jesus described it as an uncommon kind of peace. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). The way out of worries and anxiety is prayer. I have found it to be a wonderful prescription for escaping from anxiety and worry and for basking in the sunshine of God’s peace. I have turned to it frequently in my own life and have often quoted it from the pulpit when I have been preaching. It is a wonderful paraphrase of Paul’s message on prayer: “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.”We can experience His divine peace as we commit our needs and concerns to Him in prayer. We need not worry. We need not walk through life burdened with anxiety. Instead, we can enjoy peace, God’s peace. AMEN
PRAYER
The surpassing peace of God is at work in all dimension of my life in the name of Jesus.
