December 26

“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7

“The peace of God” is not just a certain kind of peace that God bestows upon us. It is God’s own peace, the very peace which is inherent in his nature. His is a peace that nothing can disturb. When he created the angels, and when rebellion broke out in their ranks with far-reaching effects in his universe, not even so dark a calamity could disturb him. He proceeded to realize his heart’s desire by repairing the damage done on the earth and then creating another order of beings—man.

Then man too fell. Yet the peace of God remained undisturbed, We would have expected him to act immediately to make good the damage; but not so. God could wait for “the fullness of time” before sending his Son to recover what was lost. A wait of thousands of years put no strain on his peace. God promises that a peace of this quality will guard the hearts and thoughts of those who fulfill his condition of committing everything to him in prayer.