Promise of Peace
The promise of peace is available to those who pray and make their requests known to God with thanksgiving.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of trusting in God's holy name, encouraging believers to rejoice in Him and find peace by making their requests known to God through prayer and thanksgiving. She emphasizes St. Paul's words on maintaining a thankful heart in all circumstances, as it leads to experiencing the peace of God that surpasses all understanding, guarding our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
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Our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name.
--PSALMS 33:21
TAKE anxious care for nought,
To God your wants make known;
And soar on wings of heavenly thought
Toward His eternal throne;
So, though our path is steep,
And many a tempest lowers,
Shall His own peace our spirits keep,
And Christ's dear love be ours.
--JOHN MOULTRIE
CHERISH thankfulness with prayer. St. Paul gives us in two words this secret of peace. "In everything," (he excepts nothing, so do not you) "by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." He does not say it as a benediction only: he tells us, it "shall keep your hearts and minds." Do the one and God will do the other. Ask what you will, be thankful; and not peace only, but peace which passeth all which our poor minds can think, shall keep these poor breaking, restless hearts--these ever wearying, worrying minds of ours--in Christ Jesus.
--E. B. PUSEY
Sermon Outline
- The Promise of Peace
- The Secret of Peace
- The Result of Peace
- Peace that Passes All Understanding
- Keeping the Heart and Mind
Key Quotes
“So, though our path is steep, And many a tempest lowers, Shall His own peace our spirits keep, And Christ's dear love be ours.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“In everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“And the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Make a conscious effort to pray with thanksgiving and watch God's peace keep your heart and mind.
- Trust in God's holy name and find peace in the midst of life's challenges.
- Pray without ceasing and make your requests known to God with thanksgiving.