In the past two posts, we talked about how peace within us is untouchable by the storms and the waves in the outside world.
Peace is both offensive and defensive, because it not only crushes the works of the enemy (Rom 16:20), it also protects us from his works.
As shared earlier, peace is a result of faith. When there is faith, there is peace. Since the default mode of a believer is peace (Col 3:15), the default mode of a believer is faith (Rom 12:3). We HAVE the spirit of faith (2 Cor 4:13). Faith is already IN us.
That makes things simple. It means that you and I are naturally walking & living by faith (Rom 1:17) until we lose that peace because of what we see in the circumstances around us.
This is why Phil 4 is important.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. - Phil 4:6-7
The word 'anxious' in Greek is 'merimnaó', which means to 'be divided and distracted.' Our mind can only be fixed on one thing ---- God.
You keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. - Isa 26:3
The word 'keep' in Hebrew is 'to preserve, to guard from danger'. The fact that God keeps us in Shalom Shalom (perfect peace) means that our default, natural mode is peace. It also means that our default, natural mode is 'preservation and protection from danger' by God.
The peace of God remains in us as long as our mind is stayed (aka rest) on Him. When we are restful internally, perfect peace becomes the primary power to offend and defend for us.
In Phil 4, it says that we should pray with thanksgiving FIRST. Thanksgiving after a fulfilled answer is gratitude. But thanksgiving before a fulfilled answer is faith. When you thank God in advance, you are believing that "It's done".
When your prayer is fulfilled by God, peace overwhelms you. This means that you are living by sight and manifestation. But what Phil 4:6-7 teaches us is that the SAME peace can overwhelm us before our prayer is fulfilled by focusing on Isa 26:3 ----- by fixing our mind on Him. Because we trust Him, we can thank Him FIRST without seeing any change externally.
The mind that stays restful (on Him) is the one that stays in perfect peace. It keeps you untouchable and it crushes every work of the enemy in your life. It destroys the sickness and symptoms in your body.
If you simply block out unrest, you block out unbelief. If you simply stay restful, you are walking in the most powerful realm of Peace where the storms couldn't reach you. Jesus!
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