Philippians 4 (Portion) "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, 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 in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you."
God put it upon me today to read the book of Philippians after a few days of spending minutes here of their reading scripture or thinking about God it is a blessing to have time to meditate upon what God is saying to me.The whole of Philippians was for me today but I will speak solely on this portion for my joy and to encourage and exhort to seek Christ.
"Rejoice in the Lord...rejoice..." This rejoicing, exuberance, delighting is done solely in Christ. If one is delighting in other things is it truly joy?
"...Peace of God which surpasses all understand will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." By laying our lives down before God as a living sacrifice, our anxieties, problems, circumstances, our very being. Take my life Lord let it be all for thee.
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." Back to rejoicing in the Lord for truly is He not lovely, is He not commendable, is He not excellent, is He not worthy of Praise! Then think and meditate upon the Lord.
In Psalm 63 The Psalmist remember the Lord on His bed and meditate upon the Lord in the watches of the night. He is consumed with thoughts about the Lord, His goodness, His greatness, His majesty. May I be found thinking like this.
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