Peace

Chastisement—Now And Afterward

Hebrews 12:11

… It is always "afterward." Still, when it does come, it is peace, sweet, deep peace. Oh, what a delightful sensation it is, after a long illness, once more …

The Heart of The Gospel

… Why should you not be at peace with one who so mush wants to be at peace with you? Why should you not love the God of love …

With Golden Band Girded

Revelation 1:13

… highest form of that rest! "You shall find rest unto your souls." The very innermost part of your being shall be full of peace. 30. For My yoke …

God's Thoughts Of Peace and Our Expected End

Jeremiah 29:11

… The Lord delights in them! He seeks their peace, He creates their peace, He sustains their peace and thus all His thoughts toward them are peace! Note well …

Leaning On Our Beloved

Solomon 8:5

… then will peace and love reign within your spirit. The spouse could not have leaned on Jesus as the Beloved, she could only find rest in Him as …

Why Is Faith So Feeble?

Mark 4:40

… He was delightfully quiet and the contagion of His peace ought to have affected them. He was always restful in Himself and, therefore, He gave rest to those …

The Obedience of Faith

Hebrews 11:8

… all classes and peace in every land! Our will brings envy, malice, war—but the Lord's will would bring us love, joy, rest, bliss. Obedience—let us …

"Verily, Verily"

John 5:24

… We are bound by our discipleship to be at rest. Happiness becomes a duty and peace a matter of obligation. Happy are the men who are under bonds …

Why the Heavenly Robes are White

Revelation 7:14

… They rest from their labors in the rest of God. Chiefly, white is the color of joy. Almost all nations have adopted it as most suitable for bridal …

The Amen

Revelation 3:14

… We who have believed have entered into rest. If you have Christ you have entered into rest. "Being justified by faith we have peace with God." You that …

His Name—The Counsellor

Isaiah 9:6

… Let us learn to leave providence in the hand of the Counsellor, let us rest assured that he is too wise to err in his predestination, and too …

Encouragement for the Depressed

Zechariah 4:10

… But where faith is weak, of course, the rest will be weak. A plant that has a weak root will naturally have a weak stem and then will …

The Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem

… No blood, no tears, no devastation, no burned cities, no mangled bodies! King of peace, King of peace, this is thy dominion! ‘Tis even so in the kingdom …

Resistance to Salvation

Mark 5:7

… The reason for this is that He has designs of love for you and He means that you never should rest till you rest in Him! But it …

The Objective of the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:26

… enter into rest"—and part of the teaching of the Lord's Supper is that now, in Christ, we have perfect peace and we rest in Him as …

Our Ascended Lord

1 Peter 3:22

… LAST Lord's Day morning [#1927—Our Sympathizing High Priest] we considered the humiliation of our Divine Lord and, I think, if one may speak for the rest …

Jesus Interceding For Transgressors

Isaiah 53:12

… For Zion's sake will I not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest until the righteousness thereof goes forth as brightness and …

Holy Violence

Matthew 11:12

… They know right well what they are going after. “I am going there to find mercy, and to find peace and rest to my soul; for I am …

Psalm 116

Psalm 116

… to rest; and rocks it asleep in a spiritual security. Oh, learn this holy art; acquaint thyself with God, acquiesce in him, and be at peace; so shall …

The Profit Of Godliness In The Life To Come

1 Timothy 4:8

… joy, there is nothing there of honor, there is nothing there of rest and peace—which is not yours. For godliness has the promise of it, and God …

Eternal Life Within Present Grasp

1 Timothy 6:12

… Cling to Jesus! Rest in the Lord, for He is our peace. Dwell on Calvary. Live between the First and Second Comings of the Lord. Lay hold on …

Eyes Opened

Genesis 21:19

… The main reason I think why some do not attain early to peace is because they are looking for more than they will get and thus their eyes …

A Caution for Sin-sick Souls

Hosea 5:13

… Let us have the carved images of the heathen." Neither would they rest till they had set up for themselves in every high place, gods that were not …

Solitude, Silence, Submission

Lamentations 3:28

… You who remember that experience, bless God that you have passed through it, that you have gone over that rough road into the place of peace and rest …

The Minister’s Fainting Fits

… only before the Lord does it find rest. Our Lord’s sending out his disciples by two and two manifested that he knew what was in men; but …

"Sitting By"

Luke 5:17

… Sunday for many years." She was taken to that place of rest and was soon at peace! "Well, well," said Latimer, "she had better come for sleep than …

The Prayer of Jabez

… comforted unless thou comfortest me, nor have any peace but Christ my peace, nor any rest but the rest which cometh from the sweet savor of the sacrifice …

The Righteous Holding On His Way

Job 17:9

… Perhaps you never did rest in Christ. I pray God that you may not persevere, but may repent and begin anew! Do not say, "Peace, peace," where there …

The Lord with Two or Three

Matthew 18:20

… He stood and said, "Peace be unto you!" And when He had said that, He showed them His hands and His side. It was Himself, His own peace …

Good Cheer From Forgiven Sin

Matthew 9:2

… which involves his all, ought never to enjoy a moment's peace! How can we rest in fear of Hell, in danger of eternal wrath? Do you not …

Contention Ended and Grace Reigning

Isaiah 57:16-18

… Anything is better than the horrible calm of the dead sea of spiritual indifference! My Friend, your deadly peace is broken; your fatal sleep is ended; the magic …

The Peculiar Sleep of the Beloved

Psalm 127:2

… It is God alone, who alike seals up the sea boy’s eyes upon the giddy mast, and gives the monarch rest: for with all appliances and means …

The Minstrelsy of Hope

Psalm 67:6

… Then peace will reign. The young converts shall bring in a flood of new joy. Their fresh blood shall make the old blood of the Church to leap …

A Cure For Care

1 Peter 5:7

… The invitation is still open to you—rest the whole burden of your soul's salvation where it must rest. Do not be an Uzza—lay no hasty …

Pleading Prayer

Psalm 119:49

… I know You might well remember my sins, as You did the sins of Israel in the wilderness, and say, 'They shall not enter into My rest,' but …

What is the Verdict?

1 John 3:21

… O my God, I do not wish to be deluded with 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace! I do not want to deceive myself, or to be …

A Single Eye And Simple Faith

Matthew 6:22

… Faith peers across the stream of death, and longs for the rest which remains for the people of God. Faith has, indeed, so sharp a vision, that it …

When Can We Find Comforters?

Nahum 3:7

… He would have their hearts full ofjoy and peace in believing, so He sends us, with tender, sympathetic words, to strive to comfort all that mourn. I can …

Let Us Go Forth

Hebrews 13:13

… vision that the warrior feels more calm and peace in the day of strife than in his hours of rest. Believe me, the highway of holiness is the …

Testimony And Experience

John 4:39-42

… Storms have swept through every nerve, and yet perfect peace has ruled the spirit—yes, and more than peace—for the soul has rejoiced with unspeakable joy and …