Peace of God ... Shall Keep Your Hearts.
Philippians 4:7
KJV: And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and mind through Christ Jesus.
NCV: And God's peace, which is so great we cannot understand it, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus
Commentary Note:
When we call on God from hearts that sincerely try to abide in His Word, then the peace of God will flood our troubled souls.
Three things what peace could do:
1. This peace is an inner tranquility mediated to us by the Holy Spirit. It involves a firm conviction that Jesus is near and that God's love will be active in our lives for good.
2. When we lay our troubles before God in prayer, this peace will stand guard at the door of our hearts and mind, preventing the cares of life and the heartaches of disappointment from overthrowing our lives and hope in Christ.
3. If fear and anxiety return, prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving will once again put us under the peace of God that guards our hearts. Once more we will feel safe and rejoice in the Lord.
Prayer Song: Wonderful Peace
Peace! peace! Wonderful peace,
Coming down from the Father above,
Sweep over my spirit forever I pray,
In fathomless bellows of love.
[Lyrics: W.D. Cornell;
Music: W.G. Cooper]
