"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
I always love this verse, and no matter how many times I hear it, it is still a challenge for me, to not be anxious but to trust in the Lord. For in Proverbs 27:1 it is written “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.” And how often are the things that we worry about in regards to what tomorrow may bring? But yet, we do not know what tomorrow may bring, only the Lord does.
But also reading it this time, a part of the verse became more illumined - it is where it is written - "will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" God's peace has a purpose - a purpose to guard our hearts and our minds - not in ourselves - not in our circumstances - but in Christ Jesus! The word “guard” is “as a garrison does a city” (John Wesley’s Explanatary Notes on the Whole Bible) – which was used for protection or to shield a city from harm. What a wonderful promise!
(Italics added for emphasis)
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