Fear & Anxiety

The Man Greatly Beloved

Daniel 10:19

… He was full of fear on one occasion and therefore an angel said to him, "Fear not." I am glad of this, because it teaches us that even …

A Straight Talk

Luke 14:20

… I cannot come! It is of no use to worry me about it. I do not wish to be uncivil or unkind. Though I said I would come …

Sunlight for Cloudy Days

Psalm 40:17

… off all anxious and carking care about yourself! I do not suppose there is any place in the world that has more care and anxiety in it than …

Jubilee Joys

… God can raise up a successor to each man, but the man himself is not to worry about that matter, or he may do harm. Hence I am …

Travailing for Souls

Isaiah 66:8

… This very day may the anxiety of your Christian friends be excited for you, and then may you be led to be anxious for yourselves, and give your …

Multitudinous Thoughts And Sacred Comforts

Psalm 94:19

… Your thoughts compass you about like bees, or as the flies of Egypt's plague, they worry, but do not help you. You are distracted and your thoughts …

Forgetting God

Hosea 13:6

… If I get anywhere near them, they slink away, for fear I should speak to them. I wish they had as much anxiety about the grief they have …

Jesus Knew What He Would Do

John 6:6

… And when you and I see the end of the great festival of mercy we shall say, "Blessed be the Lord! We were in a great worry. We …

The Devil's Last Throw

Luke 9:42

… Angels and men before it fall, And devils fear and fly." That one name is the name of Jesus, the Son of God, to whom all power is …

The Two Builders And Their Houses

Matthew 7:24-27

… You now admit that you must be forgiven, justified, regenerated and sanctified, and your desires are fervent—for all which I am deeply grateful, but also deeply anxious …

The Evils of the Present Time, and Our Object, Necessities, and Encouragements*

… We do not worry them to Christ; but, with much gentleness and patience, we endeavour to draw them with love, and urge them on with tearful anxiety. We …

Before Daybreak with Christ

Mark 1:35-39

… He was anxious that His prayer might not be seen of men. Woe unto that man whose devotion is observed by everybody and who never offers a secret …

The Plain Man's Pathway To Peace

Matthew 9:27-30

… There are no details, no points of care and nicety which might suggest anxiety—the whole business is simplicity, itself, and upon that one point I want to …

A Call To Prayer and Testimony

Isaiah 62:6

… One came to me, not long ago, and said, "I was surprised to find these words in the Bible." To him I answered, "Your remark makes me fear …

The Search For Faith

Luke 18:8

… anxious, if you have faith in God? Why do you display, in worldly things, almost as much distrust as worldly men? Why this fear? This murmuring? This worry …

"A Man Under Authority"

Matthew 8:8

… He looked at Him as having them all well in hand, so that He could have His own bidding done in a moment, and he was anxious to …

Our Great Shepherd Finding the Sheep

Luke 15:4

… Notice his anxious countenance "until he finds it." We read that after he found it he rejoiced. But there is no rejoicing until he finds it. He is …

"Lay Hold on Eternal Life!"

1 Timothy 6:12

… PAUL was very anxious about Timothy, his own son in the faith. He loved him greatly and he had much confidence in him, but still he felt that …

Oct. 25 — GOD FIRST, THEN EXTRAS

Matt. 6:33

… As for the rest, it will come from the Lord Himself without your being anxious concerning it. All that is needful for this life and godliness "shall be …

April 25 — WHAT TO LEAVE CHILDREN

Prov. 20:7

… 20:7 Anxiety about our family is natural, but we shall be wise if we turn it into care about our own character. If we walk before the …

Abraham, A Pattern To Believers

Hebrews 11:9

… Faith and fear are very sweet companions when the fear is filial fear, a holy dread of disobeying God. When we are moved with that fear, our faith …

Evening, June 7

Rev 3:19

… it looks up with anxious gaze to the glories of heaven, and it cannot but bestir itself. It feels that time is short compared with the work to …

Morning, December 19

Pr 16:33

… mind from anxiety, that you would be the better able to walk in patience, quiet, and cheerfulness as a Christian should. When a man is anxious he cannot …

Concern For Other Men's Souls

Romans 9:1-5

… I have spoken enough, then, as to the persons for whom Paul was anxious. Now let us notice, secondly, HIS DESCRIPTION OF THIS ANXIETY, which was very truthful …

Co-workers With God

Psalm 127:1

… They stint themselves in their spiritual food and then they say— "Tis a point I long to know, Oft it causes anxious thought Do Ilove the Lord or …

Women's Rights—a Parable

Numbers 17:5

… due time, their anxiety was they, having no brothers, would be forgotten in the distribution and so would lose their rights. They were anxious about an inheritance which …

Satan in a Rage

Revelation 12:12

… Others may be heedless and thoughtless, but he is anxious and full of consideration. He knows that his time, or, "opportunity" is short and he bides his time …

Earnestness: Its Marring and Maintenance

… but under lesser depressions he may possibly worry, and the trifle will irritate and fester till serious consequences follow. Pardon my saying that the condition of your body …

The Main Matter

John 20:30

… One person complains to me, "Sir, I cannot tell exactly when I was converted and this causes me great anxiety." Dear Friend, this is a needless fear. Turn …

Five Fears

Ecclesiastes 8:12

… There are many who have believed, and are truly converted, who have a fear which I may call THE FEAR OF ANXIETY. They are afraid that they are …

Fearful Of Coming Short

Hebrews 4:1

… without a measure of anxiety, nor can we see our friends crossing the ocean of life without a tender fear for them. That fear makes us beg them …

A Solemn Enquiry Concerning Our Families

Genesis 19:12

… In the fear lest you should be mistaken, or in the joy of your new-found comfort, it may be you have scarcely begun to think of your …

The Silken Fetter

Hosea 3:5

… Again, the goodness of God ought to make us fear Him with a sacred anxiety, an anxiety of a double character. Am I really His? This great salvation …

What the Farm Laborers Can Do and What They Cannot do

… I wish I could say a word to stir up the expectations of Christian workers; for I fear that many work without faith. If you had a garden …

Difficulty in the Way of Believing

… answered, “Yes, I feel anxious to keep the lamps well trimmed, and the light burning, lest any vessel should be wrecked.” As to anxiety about the safety of …

'Return Unto Your Rest'

Psalm 116:7

… Your necessities cannot distress you, for they are all supplied by God "according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Nothing need perplex, or afflict, or worry …

'Peace! Perfect Peace!'

Isaiah 26:3

… But when they come rushing in, helter-skelter—not only one thing, but 20 other things, all claiming to be done at once—then is the anxious soul …

A Safe Prospective

Daniel 8:19

… This anxiety to know the future and that strange credulity which gives heed to every species of so-called "prophets" and omens, has caused men and women to …

Jan. 4 — IN CALM REPOSE

Hos. 2:18

… surely we may now "lie down safely." It is safer for a believer to lie down in peace than to sit up and worry. "He maketh me to …

May 21 — RAIN WITHOUT CLOUDS? NEVER!

Eccl. 11:3

… Let us not worry about the clouds, but sing because May flowers are brought to us through the April clouds and showers. O Lord, the clouds are the …