PEACE – PART 3
"Be anxious for nothing, 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 through Christ Jesus" (Philip. 4:6-7). In the previous two articles, we have been looking at peace. Everyone wants peace, but not everyone has it. God promises peace to those who are in Christ. Some do not have peace because they do not qualify; they are not in Christ. However, there are those who are in Christ who do not have this peace. Why? We have looked at two things that rob us of peace: 1) guilt, 2) fear. As we conclude this series, we will take a look at one more thing that robs us of peace – worry.
Worry is one of
the most destructive forces to our health. It has been called the grave digger
that digs an untimely grave. It is like a rocking chair, it gives you something
to do but it does not get you anywhere. Many worry about the future. Many times
it is over things that never amount to anything. Even if it does, what does it
help to worry? Jesus says, "Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to
his stature? Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry
about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble" (Matthew
Some worry about
the past. If it doesn't make any sense to worry about the future, it surely
doesn't make any sense to worry about the past. That is like crying over spilled
milk; there's nothing you can do about it. Hindsight is 20/20; what’s done is
done. It cannot be undone. We all make mistakes and wrong decisions. We all sin
and err, but worry changes nothing. The thing to do is repent, seek
forgiveness, and serve the Lord now, "forgetting those things which are behind
and reaching forward to those things which are ahead" (Philippians
“Peace I leave
with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let
not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John
--Lamar