March 27

Philippians 4:6,7 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God, and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus.”

If we stand on this passage alone, we shall be unshaken in the midst of our trials. The Lord does not caution us that there are some circumstances under which we must fear. He doesn’t alert us that there are some aspects of life’s journey that are too difficult for Him to remedy. He does not say that fear and anxiety might be necessary under certain conditions.

He is, instead, quite emphatic—there is no situation we might encounter that should plunge us into distress! In fact, quite the opposite is true! The Word reminds us that the solution to any problem we face begins at the point of absolute trust in the faithfulness and the integrity and the power of the God we serve!

In recognizing these attributes of our Savior and our God, we are enabled to take the step that sets us on our way to the fulfillment of the desires of our hearts that we lay confidently at His feet in prayer—we thank Him! Before the answer comes, we express our trust in Him by thanking Him. When we have prayed with "thanksgiving power," our hearts and minds shall be kept in the confident assurance of His full supply.