And the peace of God, which passeth (supercedes) all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through (en - in the sphere of) Christos Iesou. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things of good report, if there be any virtue (moral excellence) and if there be any praise, think (calculate mentally) these things. These things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you (Phil. 4:6).
There is a wealth of Spiritual Wisdom in the above words. They are the eternal wisdom of the Iesous mediated through the genius of Paul of Tarsus.
Paul connects the peace of God (possessive genitive) or the peace that is God's own peace will be the possession of those who release their cares through prayer to God.
God's peace is not subject to circumstances. God's peace is with us when we are bewildered by events or taken aback by disaster. God's peace is manifested in our lives not by benign passivity, but by an innate tranquility in the midst of trials.
The peace of God will keep (guard) our hearts and minds through Christo Iesou. In the Greek New Testament the word 'through' is the Greek preposition 'en' and it is a preposition of rest. Therefore, the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds within the sphere (rest) of the Iesou.
Because we are at rest in the Iesou we can cogitate things that are true (conforming to reality in Iesous), ...things that are honest, ...things that are just, ...things that are pure (the holy things), ...things that are lovely, ...things of good report, moral excellence, ...with praise.
Are your in need of Spiritual rest today? If so, you may have it through the Iesou. Today, gift yourself with Spiritual ecology within the sphere of Him.
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