September 2006

Phil 4:7 (MKJV) And the peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
(MSG) Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.
It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

In the absence of peace there is rage, turmoil, havoc and war. This is what happens within us when we are stressed and worried about life, finances, health or purpose. We have to remind ourselves of what Jesus accomplished for us at the cross of Calvary. An exchange took place where He took our poverty and in exchange we receive prosperity, for sickness we receive wholeness and healing, for death we receive life. When we surrender our opinions and worries to Christ in us, it is a way for God to lift us up; it is a way for God to show us supernatural, unlimited power. His power comes not by trying through effort, but by acknowledging and believing the truth of His word. Let go of the wars, rage and turmoil in your mind and surrender to His peace, the peace which is far superior to your understanding. This will guard your heart and allow life to flow effortlessly in the unforced rhythm of grace.