The Peace of God

Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing 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.

When talking about the peace with God and the peace of God, the Apostle Paul is addressing the saints (believers). While all believers obtain peace with God the very moment that we are saved, the peace of God is something that comes later in each of our lives as we each mature in our daily walk with the Lord.

The words “Be careful” come from the Greek word, merimnáō. It means to “to be anxious about” or “take thought”. But then, Paul adds the words “for nothing” to the end of that word. So he’s saying take thought for nothing or be anxious about nothing. But then he says, “but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Sometimes as humans we tend to over think some things and maybe even get worked up/worried over things that were probably small matters to begin with, but we made it into a bigger problem. And Paul is simply saying take thought for nothing, but by praying we should just let our requests be made known unto Him.

• Why is that? Why should we “take thought for nothing; but in everything by prayer…let your requests be made known unto God?” Well, read verse 7. It says the peace of God shall keep our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. We are told in Colossians 3:15 to let the peace of God rule in our hearts and be thankful.

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

What does the peace of God do for us? It simply allows us to feel and know that God is in control. For we know that “all things work together for good to them that love God” (Rom. 8:28).

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

• God has a plan and purpose for each one of us in how we each fit into His eternal purpose. We should simply just trust Him with our lives, just like when we first trusted in Him for our salvation. Remember that God is in control! The peace of God will rule in our hearts when we simply trust that He is in control and know for a fact that everything works together for good to them that love God. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing! What’s the main thing? GOD IS IN CONTROL!