Renew Our Mind with The Truth Of God’s Word
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men.
The Lord is at hand. 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 minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren,
whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things
are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue
and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned
and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” Here
we find an outline of what develops and releases the peace of God in our life. We are told to lay
aside anxiety and come before the Lord with prayers and thanksgiving and that God’s peace will
come to us as a gift! As we walk in the Spirit the peace of God envelopes us. Finally, we renew
our mind with the truth of God’s Word. We think on that which is true, noble just, pure and
lovely. We focus on the things that are virtuous and praiseworthy. We follow the apostles in how
we conduct ourselves and what we say. The message of Paul is, ‘If you want the life I live, the
peace of God will be with you.’ It is a grace gift and it comes as a fruit of renewing our mind. It
was bought by the Blood of Christ, and it belongs to us. It is a commodity that is available to live
in that we can also impart to others! When we walk in it, we reign in life. In this place of peace
we don’t worry about being visited by evil or adversity, because God has a way through and out
of evil. It may take 30 years, but God will get us there. This will probably be a much longer
process than most of us envision. That is why we may find ourselves derailed in frustration.
Through this frustration, the worst thing we can do is believe the lies of the enemy which can
cause us to abandon or run from the process. Consequently, in doing this we never end up
walking out the full measure of peace and confidence that God has for us. Paul found that
measure of peace and then he lived it everywhere he went. He survived adversity of unspeakable
magnitude.
Prayer
Father I thank you that You have made a way for me to access your heavenly presence. By faith I
step in through the veil of Jesus through the way of the cross. I present myself to you Jesus, my
High Priest, in surrender as a living sacrifice. I submit to the authority of the living word in my
life. I step through the veil of truth into the Holy Place. I stand in the light of your truth. I ask
you to search me. Reveal my blind self to me, show me the hidden motives of my heart. Show me
the seeds of offence and sin that have taken root in my heart.