The God of Peace is the Foundation of Jerusalem

Philippians 4:6-7 says, “In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses every man’s understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.”

Through the promises of God, we can enjoy the divine nature wrought into our being as our intrinsic element. Philippians 4:6-7…contain a promise through which we can deal with anxiety and partake of the divine nature. When you have anxiety, the enjoyment of the gold within you is annulled….Whenever anxiety threatened to take me over, I said, “Lord Jesus, Philippians 4:6!”…To let your requests be made known to God means to tell God what you need….In nothing be anxious, but in everything tell God what you need.*

To tell God what we need is to exercise the diligence urged in 2 Peter 1. We do not need to beg God. We come to Him (this is what He longs for!) and “let our requests be made known.” He knows what we need but sometimes He allows trials to cause us to turn to Him.

The result of our coming to Him is “the peace of God” which in verse 4:9 is “the God of peace.” This is an aspect of New Jerusalem because the name Jerusalem is composed of two Hebrew words—Jeru means “foundation,” and Salem means “peace.” The peace in Philippians 4 is a foretaste of eternal New Jerusalem where there will be absolutely no anxiety.

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* From chapter 40, Witness Lee, God’s New Testament Economy, published by Living Stream Ministry, © Witness Lee, 1986.

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More about the foundation of peace:
Jerusalem—the Foundation of Peace
The Foundation of Peace
New Jerusalem, Habitation of the God of Peace (9)

Posted by Don on August 21, 2023

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