Welcome to Unshakable , a daily Christian devotional podcast . I'm Reverend Ben Cooper and each day we open up God's Word to strengthen our faith , encourage our hearts and help us to stand firm on the gospel of truth . This is a listener-supported podcast and we can't do this without you . If this ministry blesses you , please consider supporting us each month by £3 . A simple way buy me a coffee . You can find the information and the link on rb christian radio . Every gift makes a difference . Now let's dive straight into the devotional today and discover the power of god's unshakable truth . We are going to the book of philippians and if you have a bible , please turn with us and we are going to go to Philippians , chapter 4 , verse 6
. Do not be anxious about anything , but in everything , by prayer and petition , with thanksgiving , present your requests to God , and the peace of God , which transcends all understanding , will guard your hearts and your mind through Christ Jesus . What a beautiful message for today . Wherever you are across this world , we pray that the presence of the Holy Spirit , the fire of God , the love of Jesus Christ will strengthen you through this Christian devotional podcast . God is with you .
Speaker 1What does your day look like ? Are you finding that there is fear running through your bones . Do you need peace today ? If you are looking for peace today , this scripture , coming from the book of Philippians , chapter 4 , verses 6 and through to 7 , is for you . Let me read it one more time Do not be anxious about anything , but in everything , by prayer and petition , with thanksgiving , present your request to God , and the peace of God , which transcends all understanding , will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus . Do you need peace ? I'm going to repeat myself again Do you need peace ? Are you standing on the cliff face of life and are you worried about what you see around you ? Are you scared about financial stretch ? You know , has the peace that God has given you ? Has it been robbed from you ? Are you finding yourself that you're living by fear , fear over peace and you are struggling in life itself ? Shall we pray , shall we ask God that God will give us peace on this morning , this afternoon or this evening ? The scripture has been completely clear , that I've just read out from Philippians , chapter 4 , verses 6 and 7 . And the peace of God that transcends all understanding . Let's pray that God will strengthen our peace that will guide us in the face of adversity . Are there Goliaths in your life ? Are there troubles , are there family issues that are taking your peace , your marriage , your relationships , children , work , ministry life , school , education ? Are you finding through life that there is no peace and you're living your life through fear and doubt
and anxiety ?
Speaker 1As I said a moment ago , I think it's time that we pray , dear God and Heavenly Father . We ask you that peace will be upon us today and , lord , that there'll be peace in our heart and our mind and our body and our soul , that this will be the day that the Lord has made I shall rejoice and be glad so , lord , as I commute , as I go to school , as I go to education , lord , as I , as I work around the home , lord , as I run the business , as I'm in ministry , as I go to education . Lord , as I work around the home , lord , as I run the business , as I'm in ministry , as I'm in church . Lord , whatever humanity is doing today , I pray that the love of God will touch their hearts . Whatever these Bible-believing believers are doing , whatever we are doing , lord , I pray that the Spirit of the living God will bring peace to our heart . Today , lord , your scripture tells us and through prayer right now , god , we pray this scripture , that , lord , we will not be anxious about anything . But , lord , in everything , by prayer and petition , with thanksgiving , we come to you and we bring our request to your throne today and we say Jesus , holy Spirit , the Father of all fathers , the God of Israel , spirit of the living God , I need peace in my heart , lord .
Speaker 1My workspace is making me agitated . My life is giving me agitations . Lord , I'm not sleeping . Will you help me sleep ? Lord , I've lost my peace . I've almost lost my understanding of life , but today , through the book of Philippians , lord , I've lost my peace . I've almost lost my understanding of life , but today , through the book of Philippians , through this Christian devotional podcast , I ask you , father , as I listen , as I cry out today , lord , let your peace and your joy run through my veins . Lord , let the Holy Spirit anoint me today because , lord , I believe in your word and through this prayer time this morning , through this devotional time , I bring my life to you , god .
Speaker 1Lord , I can't find peace in money , I can't find peace in business . Lord , I've been looking for peace in the wrong areas of life and I come to you today , lord , and I just want to say thank you , lord , that you sent your son to die on the cross of Calvary so that I would have life and have freedom . So today , lord , I speak freedom in my heart , I speak freedom over my life , over the area in which I live . I speak peace and freedom Because , lord ,
with peace automatically comes freedom . So today , jesus , holy Spirit , I call on your great name , I call on Jehovah Jireh , jehovah Nissi , that today , as I read this scripture in my daily devotion , lord , I kneel at the cross of Calvary , lord , I lay on the floor of life and I say Jesus , I thank you for the book of Philippians . I thank you for this chapter four , verse six , through to seven .
Speaker 1Lord , I will not be anxious about anything , lord , but in everything , by prayer and conversation and speaking and crying out and petition to you with thanksgiving , through the tears and the pain and the turmoil , I present my request to you . And right now , lord , the requests are help me , help me to be strong in the face of adversity , help me to be like a young David that runs down into the battlefield of life and just says to the Goliaths of financial problems , to the Goliaths of stress , to the Goliaths of social media , to the Goliaths of life , to the Goliaths of ministry , to the Goliaths of social media , to the Goliaths of life , to the Goliaths of ministry , to the Goliaths of relationships , to the Goliaths of fear and doubt , to all the Goliaths that are before me , my God is able . You come against me with spear , javelin , sword , but I come in the name of the Lord . And this morning , lord , when I commute to work , as I sit on the train , on the bus , as I cycle into the office , lord , as I walk the children to school , as I do the school run , as I'm in the traffic , lord , as I'm sitting on the edge of the scaffold , lord , as I'm at my desk , as I'm in retail , as I'm in business , lord , as I live my life , as I'm at home , sitting now on the edge of the bed , lord , I cry to you and I say , father , I'm going to rise , lord , today I'm going to rise on wings as of eagles . And today is the day of rejoicing , today is the day of redemption , today is the day of freedom , today is the day of my God and my King . And I come to you in the book of Philippians , chapter 4 , 6 and 7 . And I speak peace and freedom in my heart Because , lord , I am presenting my request to you . I list them , lord . Lord , I list them just like a shopping list . List them , lord , lord , I list them just like a shopping list Because , lord , I need this . Lord , you tell me through your word that your ways are higher than my ways .
Speaker 1So , through this devotional time , these 15 minutes , lord , this commute time , this quick-fired podcast , spirit of the Living God , wherever my brothers and sisters are across this globe , I pray that the love of God will touch them and peace will go beyond understanding , that the joy of the Lord will be their strength . Keep them strong , hold them , lord , in the scripture today , as they commute , as they work , as they bring families up . I pray for those that are in marriages . I pray for those that are single . I pray for those that are looking to get married , those that are going through the strain and the pressure of relationship breakdown . I pray , father , that you will bless homes and lives . Father , that you will remove fear . Lord , through the power of life . Today , will you bring peace in the face of adversity ? Lord , your word says extremely clear today that you will bring peace to us .
Speaker 1So today , from the
book of philippians , chapter 4 , verse 6 to 7 Do not be anxious about anything . I pray for my mental health today . I pray for my anxieties today . I pray that anxiety will go and I will get freedom from anxiety , from fear , from social anxiety , from the anxiety of going to work , from the anxiety of relationships , from the anxiety of waking up and not sleeping well and just the drum of life . Lord , I'm tired of this drumbeat of life . I'm anxious today and I want , lord , peace above everything .
Speaker 1So today , through my day , through my life , lord , I pray today that I will find peace through your very presence . And wherever we are , whatever we are doing , wherever we are capturing this broadcast and this podcast and this daily devotion , god , I pray that peace will come in and it will rain over us . That peace will rain down on us today , jesus , let it rain , let it be like a monsoon , lord , let the rain saturate us today . The rain of peace , the rain , dear God , of understanding . The rain of understanding that you are with us . We understand , lord , that you are with us . But , lord , we don't want to hold everything to our understanding , lord , we want to go deeper in your word . We want to live by faith . We don't want to live in this fear suit . We want to live by faith . Today , spirit of the living God , will you fill our hearts full of peace ?
Speaker 1Lord , as I read this scripture over and over and over again , I thank you that your word is freedom . Do not let your hearts be troubled , the gospel says . That's so beautiful , isn't it that scripture that comes out of the gospel ? When I bring that into play with this one today , do not let your hearts be troubled , wherever you are . Take hold of this scripture , philippians 4 , verse 6 , through to 7 . Do not be anxious about anything , but in everything , by prayer and petition , with thanksgiving , and prayer and petition with thanksgiving let's just ponder on that a moment but in everything , by prayer and petition , with thanksgiving I'm going to repeat that one more time with thanksgiving . I thank you . I thank you for my life now . I thank you for everything and , lord , I believe that there is change . There is change in all of our lives and today , lord , the great change is that fear has gone and the anxiety has gone and doubt has gone and freedom abounds .
Speaker 1So today , lord , the peace of god , according to philippians , chapter 4 , verse 7 , and the peace of god which transcends all understanding , will guard our hearts and our minds in christ jesus . Holy spirit , we need you , holy spirit , will you lead us through the word today ? So , lord , wherever we are across this world , lord , we're learning and we're trusting not to be anxious . So , all of our requests , we bring them verbally to you today and we say thank you for the power of the eternal God . And as we are commuting , as we are working , as we are just taking time out , we thank you for this devotion today . Lord , peace beyond understanding . So , father , will you touch our hearts today ? Will you enrich our minds , our bodies , our souls today ? So , father , we thank you for the scripture .
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