Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God. 7And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].
Beloved,
As the Prince of peace, Jesus gives you victory over the devil, because it takes peace to destroy and dislodge some things (Romans 14). When people call you stupid because you choose to be peaceful, they don’t know what they are talking about. Some devils don’t respond to “die by fire”, they respond to peace because their aim is to cause you to be anxious and agitated. However, when they see that you are not responding to their schemes, their defeat is only a matter of time.
The lesson here is to do everything contrary to how the devil is pushing you to respond because it is in doing so, that God will arise and fight your battles for you. In dealing with some devils, don’t shout, just be still and keep your cool. Doing this will confound the devil and he won’t know what is in your mind.
Never forget that anytime there is a crisis, the first thing the devil wants to do is to take away your peace. If he succeeds in taking away your peace, he will introduce fear. Once he introduces fear and you accept it, fear will take away your faith from you. Fear will create an atmosphere that makes it impossible for God to work with you.
So, when your business fails for example, he wants to take away your peace; he wants that security guard called peace to leave his duty post. He cannot introduce fear when the gate of peace is still closed. Now you understand why the work of God-given peace is first to set up a guard for your mind and heart. Beloved, cooperate with God and begin to enjoy God-given peace in all your affairs.
I commend you to God and to the word of His grace.
I call you BLESSED. I call you NATIONS.
