Fear & Anxiety

Psalm 4

Psalm 4

… O sinner! pause while I question thee awhile in the words of a sacred poet,— "Sinner, is thy heart at rest? Is thy bosom void of fear? Art …

A Free Salvation

Isaiah 55:1

… them, but because God would show us how he loved us, and how anxious he was that we should be happy. Now, it is not likely that the …

Reminiscences as a Village Pastor

… Moreover, I was anxious to set up an Industrial School, and thus find occupation for the youths of the parish. ‘ In what volume,’ asked Mr. Spurgeon, ‘did the …

Psalm 51

Psalm 51

… The old man must change with the new man, wisdom for wisdom, love for love, fear for fear; his worldly wisdom for heavenly wisdom, his carnal love for …

Christ Crucified

1 Corinthians 1:23-24

… I know there are times when a Christian has to say, “Tis a point I long to know, Oft it causes anxious thought; Do I love the Lord …

Psalm 31

Psalm 31

… Those two words, glad and rejoice, are an instructive reduplication, we need not stint ourselves in our holy triumph; this wine we may drink in bowls without fear …

The Beauty Of The Olive Tree

Hosea 14:6

… If you go too fast, today, you will be out of breath before tomorrow! You are so very joyful, disappointment, I fear, will tame you into despondency! "Rest …

Psalm 149

Psalm 149

… They all believe in him, and have faith in his word and promises; they rely on his truth and power; they hope in his mercy; they fear his …

Psalm 6

Psalm 6

… Earnestly did our anxious spirits ask, "O Lord, how long?" Verse 4. "Return, O Lord; deliver my soul." As God's absence was the main cause of his …

The New “Helensburgh House,” Nightingale Lane

… Yet I feel that I acted rightly, in the sight of God, in declining all such offers that had been made to me. “The fear of making too …

Psalm 83

Psalm 83

… It was then a rising power, anxious for growth, and it thus early distinguished itself for evil. What a motley group they were; a league against Israel is …

Psalm 107

Psalm 107

… The cell is dark of itself, and the fear of execution casts a still denser gloom over the prison. Such is the cruelty of man to man that …

Faith.

… Well, brethren, to sum up a great many things in one, faith is to us  a great enlargement of our souls.  Men who are morbidly anxious to possess …

“Thus Saith The Lord:” Or, The Book of Common Prayer Weighed in the Balances of the Sanctuary

Ezekiel 11:15

… I fear me that many treat the things of God as though they were merely matters of opinion, but remember that opinion cannot govern in God’s house …

Diary, April to June, 1850

… O God, do Thou keep me down, and then I need fear no fall! O visit Zion, and preserve Thy Church; let her yet shine forth in glory …

Hearken and Look; or, Encouragement for Believers

Isaiah 51:2-3

… The smallest peg suffices to hang an excuse upon when we are anxious to escape from the stern service of faith. ‘I pray thee have me excused,’ is …

The Call to the Ministry

… It should not be a sudden impulse unattended by anxious consideration. It should be the outgrowth of our heart in its best moments, the object of our reverent …

Psalm 59

Psalm 59

… We are not anxious to show our readiness at conjecture, and therefore are content with reading this Psalm in the light of the circumstances here mentioned; it does …

Psalm 96

Psalm 96

… He is to be feared, for there is cause to fear. Dread of other gods is mere superstition, awe of the Lord is pure religion. Holy fear is …

Psalm 22

Psalm 22

… A threefold duty , "praise him, "glorify him;" "fear him;" towards one object, "the Lord;" for three characters, "ye that fear him, seed of Jacob, seed of Israel," which …

The Uses of Anecdotes and Illustrations

… A great number of knights of the thimble came, and while they waited in anxious silence to hear the important revelation, he was raised up in his bed …

Lecture III: The Uses Of Anecdotes And Illustrations.

… A great number of knights of the thimble came, and while they waited in anxious silence to hear the important revelation, he was raised up in his bed …

Psalm 140

Psalm 140

… Wherefore let us fight a good fight, and fear no deadly wound: the Lord God is our shield, and our exceeding great reward. Verse 8. Grant not, O …

Psalm 118

Psalm 118

… I will not fear. He does not say that he should not suffer, but that he would not fear: the favour of God infinitely outweighed the hatred of …

Psalm 18

Psalm 18

… The most courageous man, who as a rule hopes for the best, may sometimes fear the worst. Beloved reader, he who pens these lines has known better than …

“Through Much Tribulation”

… Oh, I used to tremble to put one foot before another, for fear I should do wrong! I felt that my old sins seemed to be so many …

Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace

… The most infamous allegations have been brought against us, and sometime, I must fear, by men who knew them to be utterly untrue; and, to this day, there …

Psalm 141

Psalm 141

… It troubles the spirit of the saints when they fear that no favourable car is turned to their doleful cries: they cannot rest unless their "unto thee" is …

Psalm 14

Psalm 14

… and though there be nothing seen that should cause them to have any fear, they shall act like men at their wits' end with fear. But whence should …

Psalm 40

Psalm 40

… Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. The terms fear, and hope, or trust, do not seem at first view to harmonise; but …

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

… We need not fear for the cause of truth in the land; it is in good hands, where the pleasure of the Lord is sure to prosper. "Fear …

The Preacher’s Power, and the Conditions of Obtaining It

… Follow close at its heels, and only fear to be left behind in its course. When the road is miry, never fear that you will ever be hurt …

Psalm 78

Psalm 78

… So that your fear, or your despondency, or your anxiety in circumstances of perplexity, or of peril, is nothing less than a call upon God to depart from …

Psalm 94

Psalm 94

… Often enough is this the case, we feel our weakness, and see our danger, and in fear and trembling we cry out. At such times nothing can help …

Psalm 109

Psalm 109

… Thousands of God's people are perplexed with this psalm, and we fear we have contributed very little towards their enlightenment, and perhaps the notes we have gathered …

Psalm 132

Psalm 132

… It contains a statement of David's anxious care to build a house for the Lord (Ps 132:1-7); a prayer at the removal of the Ark …

Psalm 145

Psalm 145

… Greatly patient and anxious that the sinner may live, he "lets the lifted thunder drop", and still bears. "Love suffereth long and is kind", and God is love …

Psalm 69

Psalm 69

… He turns into prayer the very words of his complaint; and it is well, if, when we complain, we neither feel nor say anything which we should fear …

Psalm 105

Psalm 105

… We often fear where no fear is. The blessings promised to the seed of Abraham were not dependent upon the number of his descendants, or their position in …

Psalm 19

Psalm 19

… Verse 9. "The fear of the Lord is clean." The doctrine of truth is here described by its spiritual effect, viz., inward piety, or the fear of the …