“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, 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 (NIV)
Our selected verse today may be very familiar to many who follow this blog. Even so, each time we read it and consider what it says we are confronted with the Promise it brings to us. The promise here is in one word – a verb – which we want to focus on today. It's the verb “guard.” When we bring our concerns to the Lord with an attitude of thanksgiving instead of worry or anxiety, we are promised the peace of God to guard our hearts and our minds. What is the guard for? Isn't it to keep anxious worrisome things out of our hearts and minds? Yes, these undesirable things don't belong and God promises to give us His peace to guard against them entering our mind and heart. This peace removes the anxious feelings and thoughts which are not desirable from our lives when we bring our concerns to God in prayer with thanksgiving. That is a promise we can trust and be thankful for.
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