Today’s Scripture…
Philippians 4:6-9
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Thoughts…
Have you ever taken a good look at a spiderweb? It is really hard to figure out where it starts and where it ends. Each part is delicately woven and dependent on the other sections. When these sections are intact they can hold the full weight of the spider. Break any section and it all tears apart and the spider falls.
The peace of God is very similar to that web. If we are concentrating on what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy we are entwining peace within our life. Each section holds our spirit together and we can withstand Satans dirty tricks. But look away, even for a second, and your focus sees the perils all around and the web begins to unravel leaving us anxious.
The good thing is we can immediately turn to God with prayer and petition and before we can even utter amen, He reweaves that web. It is not just good as new, it is even better beyond our understanding.
Prayer…
