Today's encouragement comes from Philippians 4:5b & 6, where Paul wrote these words:
“ . . . The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (ESV)
I like the way the ESV configures these two verses. *Because* “The Lord is at hand,” we are able and invited (by God), to, “not be anxious about anything”; and to take everything to Him through “prayer,” etc.
I like the way the ESV configures these two verses. *Because* “The Lord is at hand,” we are able and invited (by God), to, “not be anxious about anything”; and to take everything to Him through “prayer,” etc.
If “The Lord” was *not* “at hand,” we could never do this. But our blessed Messiah, Jesus Christ, is our Immanuel, our “God *with* us.” Let all of us saints take full advantage of our heavenly inheritance in Jesus, and bring *everything* to our Triune God in prayer: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
[Puritan quote of the day: " . . . It is a matter of conscience to make our lives as comfortable as they may be.” —Richard Sibbes, in, "The Soul's Conflict With Itself"]
[Puritan quote of the day: " . . . It is a matter of conscience to make our lives as comfortable as they may be.” —Richard Sibbes, in, "The Soul's Conflict With Itself"]
