Fear & Anxiety

The Great Reservoir

Proverbs 4:23

… which of the two, mine or yours, is beating most violently with fear and anxiety. For my part, I quit the world with alacrity and joy, to go …

Home-Mercies

… But if we know that they come from a foreign clime, we are naturally anxious to go “Where our dear Lord His vineyard keeps, And all the clusters …

Praise Comely to the Upright

Psalm 33:1

… It has been comely in nooks and corners of England when Puritans, in fear of their lives, nevertheless magnified the name of the Lord. It has been comely …

An Earnest Invitation

Psalm 2:12

… You will remember that when Jacob met Esau, although the hearts of the brothers had been long estranged, and fear had dwelt in the breast of one, and …

The Privileged Man

Ezekiel 16:9-14

… Each motion of the needle is a matter of care and anxiety. So in every part of the Covenant of Grace, Divine thoughts were abundantly exercised. See how …

The Savior's Precious Blood

1 Peter 1:19

… be children! He gives us no longer "the spirit of bondage again to fear, but the spirit of adoption whereby we cry, Abba, Father!" He was slain and …

The Sparrow and the Swallow

Psalm 84:3

… After a man is himself saved, his first anxiety, if he is a father, will be concerning his children. The next clause of the text will be helpful …

Stumbling at the Word

1 Peter 2:8

… Andifyou call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear Not in …

A Visit to Bethlehem

Luke 2:15

… And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to allpeople. For unto you is born …

The Unrivalled Friend

Proverbs 17:17

… I fear we have often gone further than merely getting poor in Grace within—there have been times when God's people have even actually fallen into overt …

Salvation by Faith and the Work of the Spirit

Galatians 5:5

… There may be some truth in this as seen from a certain point, and I should be disposed to hear such criticisms patiently, but I fear that in …

Spiritual Peace

John 14:27

… There are times when gloomy doubts prevail, and we fear to say that God is ours. We lose a consciousness of pardon, and we grope in the noonday …

Gathering in the Chosen

Jeremiah 31:8

… They have got beyond weeping into anxiety, desire, petition, request—and I hear many voices crying, "Save Your people who trust in You. Be merciful unto us, and …

Christ Seen as God's Salvation

Luke 2:30

… And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of greatjoy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born …

The Glorious Habitation

Psalm 90:1

… Within thee we find ourselves secure, and in thy glorious person we dwell as in an impregnable tower of defense, safe from every fear and alarm, knowing that …

Providence

Matthew 10:30

… He enters a cave, and a sparrow chirps at the entrance, and flies away as the pursuers pass. “Oh,” say they, “there is no fear that Mohammed is …

Death and Life in Christ

Romans 6:8-11

… heaven they fear and quake; the crowns upon glorified heads are trembling; the hearts that have been overflowing with eternal bliss are filled with anxiety, for the throne …

Faith Illustrated

… I have feared that the anxious enquirer might visit many of our churches and chapels, month after month, and yet he would not get a clear idea of …

Gathering Without Planting

Joshua 24:13

… Have you, my Friend, ten talents entrusted to you? What an anxiety it must be to you to use them aright for your Master! I am almost sorry …

Come and Welcome

Revelation 22:17

… as sound as ever; but I do feel, and always did feel an anxiety to invite sinners to Christ. And I do feel also, that not only is …

Psalm 27

Psalm 27

… This being made sure as a fact, the argument drawn from it is put in the form of a question, Whom shall I fear? A question which is …

The Beginning, Increase, and End of the Divine Life

Job 8:7

… Thus have I dealth with a third fear. Let me seek to quiet and pacify one other fear. “Nay, but,” say you, “I never can be saved; for …

John Ploughman's Pictures

… Some people jump out of the frying-pan into the fire; for fear of being paupers they become rogues. You find them slippery customers ; you can't bind …

An Appeal to Children of Godly Parents

Proverbs 6:20-23

… She is 86 and her faculties are failing her, but she said to me, "I have no fear, I have no fear of death. I am on the …

His Own Funeral Sermon*

Acts 13:36

… So must you and I do! We must be looking ahead as far as we can, not with unbelieving anxiety or unholy curiosity, but after the fashion in …

The Spirit's Office Towards Disciples

John 16:14

… anxiously asking the question, "Are we partakers of the Holy Spirit?" With enlarged anxiety, they reason thus, "We have felt certain inward emotions. There has been in us …

How to Read the Bible

1 Timothy 4:13

… During the day, too, whenever you are freed from anxiety, let your mind dart upwards—and it will help you to do so if you take a text …

The Song of Songs

Isaiah 44:23

… You are delivered from carking care, and unbelieving anxiety; the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keeps your heart and mind by Jesus Christ. And you are …

Even Now

John 11:22

… to You." Since the Omnipotence of God could be claimed, she felt no anxiety as to the greatness of the request. "Whatever" was asked could easily be gained …

A Time of Finding for Lost Sheep

Ezekiel 34:16

… There is a chill about them, or else a heat of feverish anxiety. Their hearts often palpitate with gloomy fears and sad forebodings—they are not so healthy …

The Child Samuel'S Prayer

1 Samuel 3:9

… Secondly, as the cry of an anxious soul. Thirdly, as the prayer of an earnest Believer. And fourthly as the spirit of a dying saint. I. First of …

The Prodigal'S Reception

Luke 15:20

… I have not the faith that I want! I am a great way off from it and I fear that I shall never possess it." Yes, my Brethren …

Proving God

Malachi 3:10

… Let not our faith, then, dally with fear. Let us rather seek Grace—that we may confidently believe and assuredly rely on the words which the lips of …

A Visit to Christ's Hospital

Psalm 107:17-22

… May we view the most guilty and impenitent with yearning hearts and grieve with mingled hope and anxiety over those who are under the sound of the Gospel …

Spiritual Appetite

Proverbs 27:7

… of life the roots of the regret of care and the wormwood of anxiety. A man may be vexed with a thousand anxieties, but in communion with Christ …

Healing for the Wounded

Psalm 147:3

… We should count that soldier foolish, who would be more anxious to repair a broken helmet than an injured limb. Are not we even more to be condemned …

Love's Reward

Psalm 91:14

… If we can find ourselves classified here, it will be well for us, otherwise we shall have reason for deep anxiety. Is our love set upon God? Search …

Two Choice Assurances

Genesis 15:1

… designs to shut out all fear and so make your rest and safety to be doubly sure! Therefore, cease you from all anxiety! Rest in the Lord and …

The Prodigal's Return

Luke 15:20

… Your second fear is, “Ah, sir! I am not afraid of dying before I find Christ, I have a worse fear than that; I have had convictions before …

Rehoboam the Unready

2 Chronicles 12:14

… And looking around me, neither brother, nor sister, nor uncle, nor cousin seems to have any fear of God." Ah, my dear Friend! If you have been so …