In my basement, I have a central heater that keeps my house nice and warm. I like knowing that I have a heater in my house and when I’m cold I can crank it up to a nice 68 degrees. Funny thing is if my front door is open, I can feel a burr-y cold draft. Do I immediately suppose that I have lost my heater? No, that would be silly. I simply need to get up from my comfortable chair and go close the door. I might need to lean up against it until I hear it click, to make sure it is closed tightly. But that’s really all the effort required to stop the cold from disrupting the effect of my heater. I still have one, in my basement.
On the night when Jesus’s disciples’ world was about to be turned upside down, He said to them, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27 ESV Even though they possess peace, they still are told to not permit anxiety and fear to disrupt it.
You see, PEACE is IN the house, but we’ve got to keep the doors closed. How do we keep those drafts of anxiety out? You “close the door” on them by praying.
“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.” Philippians 4:6-7 ESV
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