The Peace of God

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7 ESV)

I want to say just a word to the Christian: I want to challenge you to stop for just a moment, for the world can creep into your heart and crowd Christ out with little useless things, little things that are so unnecessary, and putting the emphasis in the wrong place and taking time for things that are of the world, giving attention to material things more than to fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ and the reading of His Word. You can soon crowd Christ out.

But the world never satisfies, we’re saying. We want to exalt for a moment our precious Lord Jesus Christ by saying how wonderfully satisfying He is. If nothing has satisfied you, if you still have that emptiness, that aching void in your soul, listen to this verse: “Jesus Christ is a satisfying portion.” Millions have testified that this is so, that He has satisfied every desire of their heart. When they knew nothing but the world’s work and the world’s wages, and didn’t find any satisfaction, Christ came into their life and there dawned upon their darkened soul a wonderful light.—VBB

One of the ways you know that Jesus is at the center of your life is you worry less. Any time you start worrying, it should be a red flag, a warning sign that says, “I’ve allowed someone or something to become the center of my life instead of God.”—Rick Warren

[1] “What is a Christ-Centered Life?” Anchor, June 25, 2019.