This peace may look ludicrous to the watching world because it “transcends understanding.” Like a child with his good father, we need only to be with him to be secure. He loves it when we trust in him and our hearts are settled on his grace, goodness, willingness, and ability to save us and help us. Sometimes God will reveal why you should have peace in your situation, but he loves it when we don’t need to know. God’s peace, when it comes, overshadows and drives away the anxiety of the world. One of satan’s tricks towards man is to whisper foreboding forecasts and to lie about the meaning of the present situation in order to get you to forget the truth that you know and believe. The world’s peace is circumstantial and depends on comparisons.
The world’s peace is based on the world’s thinking, which is the thinking of satan. God’s peace is not like the peace of the world. And prayer gives your mind a chance to give over your burdens to the only one who controls the universe. Prayer gives your mind a chance to be steadfastly on God (Phil 4:8). Prayer gives God a chance to answer and be glorified (Ps 50:15). If you are anxious, then you should pray about everything, in every situation. The conjunction refers to the preceding command. Breaking Down the Key Parts of Philippians 4:7 If we will pray in every situation with thanksgiving, the peace of God is our promise and it will be a guard for our hearts and our minds.
As new creations, no longer slaves to sin or anxiety, we can walk by the Holy Spirit in perfect peace. Our old state before being reborn was anxiety and fear. Whenever we are anxious we are out of our new natural state. Isaiah 26:3 says, “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Prayer focuses our minds back on the one who controls the universe. Here, Paul encourages the Philippians to receive that peace through prayer. He promised his disciples that he gives his peace-not the peace that the world gives, but peace from his Holy Spirit (Jn 14:27). Jesus died on the cross to make peace between us and God. “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Explanation and Commentary of Philippians 4:7
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