4/1/09 Philippians 4:4-9

SCRIPTURE:
(Please share the verse(s) which speak to you)
Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God, And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:4-7 NIV)
OBSERVATION:
The words seemed to jump of the page with joy and praise!!! There is guidance in this passage on how to live our lives and how to pray. The call to not be anxious is very clear in the passage. The promise of pursuing calmness (security) is knowing we have access to the being in of understanding.
APPLICATION:
There are times we all feel anxiousness and fear. In these times, it is often hard to rejoice. In anxious times we pray for deliverance (which is good and appropriate) but forget to rejoice in knowing we have been promised deliverance from all that has the power to separate of God’s love in Jesus Christ.
PRAYER
Lord, I rejoice in your love; again I rejoice. Thank you for your ever presence and love that overpowers all the things that can run me down and cause me anxiousness.
YES:
I will rejoice in the Lord!!!