Fear & Anxiety

Negotiations For Peace

Acts 10:36

… If you are anxious to have peace, God's terms are these, (I call them terms for want of a better word, but I mean no legality thereby …

Expiation

Isaiah 53:10

… Conscious of guilt, and anxious for pardon, therefore he brought a sacrifice, the blood of which should be poured out at the foot of the altar—feeling persuaded …

A Miracle of Grace

… Over that bridge she could not be persuaded to pass, for fear her weight should break it down, although hundreds of tons weight were carried over it every …

How to Become Full of Joy

1 John 1:4

… IT is a wonderful proof of our Savior 's deep attachment to His people that having made their salvation sure, He is also anxious concerning their present state …

Why Christ Is Not Esteemed

Isaiah 53:3

… If I were sick and in fear lest I was about to die, down would come my Bible and I would read it diligently for a while! But …

Christ Triumphant

Colossians 2:15

… Which shall it be? We hold our breath with anxious suspense while the storm is raging. I hear the trumpet sound. The howlings and yells of hell rise …

The Light of the World

John 8:12

… In those gloomy shades you need fear no ill if you keep close to Him— "Sun of my Soul, You Savior dear, It is not night if You …

Good Cheer From Christ's Victory Over the World

John 16:33

… champion of Israel, a ruddy youth. These two are to decide the day. Anxious eyes are turned towards the field of duel. Philistia, look to your champion! Israel …

Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings

Psalm 32:3-4

… After having dealt very solemnly with that character, I shall then turn and spend a fear moments in trying to comfort another class of parsons, who, strange to …

Voices from the Excellent Glory

Matthew 3:16

… Even Moses said, "I do exceedingly fear and quake." It is a great mercy that the heavenly Voice, as it reaches us, comes out of the cloud. In …

Predestination and Calling

Romans 8:30

… Until this question be answered my heart cannot rest, for I am intensely anxious about it. My eternal destiny infinitely more concerns me than all the affairs of …

Simple Fact and Simple Faith

Acts 13:38

… He is bound by His Justice to do so." On the lion of Justice rides the fair maid of Faith, and she has no fear! While God is …

God Comforting His People

Isaiah 49:13

… That comforting assurance in Psalm 34:7 applies not to all men, but only to some men—"The Angel of the Lord encamps around them that fear Him …

The Saints' Riches

Romans 8:32

… can He deny anything to you who believe in Him? Do you feel anxious about the bread that perishes? Is that worthy to be compared with God's …

The Faithful Olive Tree

Judges 9:8

… When a day is too bright, we fear that it will finish with a thunderstorm—and when a man's prospects in life seem altogether extraordinary and excessive …

A Precious Drop Of Honey

Isaiah 49:16

… 1 pray you, be very careful with the text—lose not a drop of the wine of consolation contained in its precious crystal—be prayerful and anxious to …

A Threefold Slogan

Luke 10:44

… To obtain one thing, one comprehensive blessing from Heaven, has been the objective of many a saintly prayer, like that of David, "Unite my heart to fear Your …

'Tempted of the Devil'

Matthew 4:1

… WHAT a terrible incident! Well may our hearts be moved with fear and our blood run cold as we read it! Our adversary the devil goes about like …

The Smoke Of Their Torments

Genesis 19:27

… Doubtless one reason why he rose early and went to the place and looked towards Sodom was an anxious desire to know how his prayers had speeded. You …

The Amen

Revelation 3:14

… He says Amen to all those "comes," and when you come and are anxious to drink, He will say Amen to your coming and to your drinking, for …

Christ's Glory Turned to Shame

Psalm 4:2

… And in Your fear will I worship toward Your holy Temple. There was no temple on earth when David wrote this Psalm, but God was his Temple, and …

Faith Hand in Hand With Fear

Psalm 56:3

… Let your great fears of Hell overcome that fear that you have sometimes had that perhaps Jesus may reject you. Fly into His bosom. "Oh, but I fear …

Things Present

1 Corinthians 3:22

… When the Lord makes our lines to fall in pleasant places, we are not to receive the gifts of Providence with fear and trembling, as if they were …

'Repentance and Remission'

Luke 24:47

… And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the Apostles. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; and …

Our Lord's Voluntary Poverty

2 Corinthians 8:9

… THE Apostle was anxious to stir up the Corinthian Church to generosity. They were a Church of very great talents. They were an unusually gifted Church, so that …

Particular Election

2 Peter 1:10-11

… And oh, dear friends, this is a matter about which you and I should be very anxious. For consider what an honourable thing it is to be elected …

"Things To Come"

1 Corinthians 3:22

… Albeit that the mention of the word, "future," inevitably suggests to anxious mind's dreams of dread, yet we have no reason to expect that the rest of …

God's King Magnified

Psalm 132:18

… you, then, a brief list of who are Christ's enemies and being anxious that you should ask yourselves, my dear Hearers, whether you are among them, I …

Circumcision and Uncircumcision

Galatians 5:6

… give us such a spiritual hunger as that, and there will be no fear that we shall ever be mystified about circumcision or uncircumcision, for we shall feel …

Faith's Way of Approach

Romans 10:17

… All other good things will follow faith, but for you who are unsaved, the first, the onlymatter is faith in Jesus Christ! Many persons are anxious to be …

First Visit to Scotland

… and the flood." There was one place where my friend Anderson was particularly anxious for me to preach ; that was Aberfeldy, an obscure and curious village. There was …

Ripe Fruit

Micah 7:1

… But where holiness is perfected in the fear of God, and the Christian is at least striving after perfect holiness—and aiming to be conformed to the image …

Vanity Deprecated

Psalm 119:37

… lift you up from your families, from your shops, or from all the anxious thoughts that burden you! Your heart is on these things now. When you stood …

Accomplices in Sin

1 Timothy 5:22

… I fear that there are many men who are dishonest for this reason—I will not excuse them, but I hope that if they are ever sent to …

Fifteen Years After!

Job 1:21

… now lost." He did not complain, "I spent many weary days and many anxious nights in accumulating all those flocks and herds that have been stolen from me …

Growth in Grace

2 Peter 3:18

… I would far rather hear you sing that grand hymn of Toplady's— "A debtor to mercy alone, Of Covenant mercy I sing! Nor fear, with Your righteousness …

The Minstrelsy of Hope

Psalm 67:6

… The first is FEAR. Pale-faced Fear will be found everywhere. She meddles with every matter, intruding into the bedchamber of Faith, and disturbing the banquets of Hope …

The Divided Heart

Hosea 10:2

… A person under a tyrannizing power who is driven to sin by fear may be far less guilty than another who is under no such constraint, but who …

Psalm 144

Psalm 144

… Ps 18:1-50 is specially like the present; the good man was not abashed at his former boldness, but here repeats himself without fear. Verse 7. Send …

Apostolic Exhortation

Acts 3:19

… But ah! if you loathe your sins, if God’s Holy Spirit has made you hate your past lives, if you are anxious to be made new men …