Peace

A Solemn Deprival

Ephesians 2:12

… The wicked are like the troubled sea which cannot rest, and only Jesus can say to that sea, "Peace, be still." Without Christ there is no safety. The …

Peter After His Restoration

Luke 22:32

… Come back to Him—there is such peace, such rest with Him. Never, never go away again." Peter ever afterwards in his Epistles—and we are sure that …

An Encouraging Lesson From Paul's Conversion

Acts 9:13-16

… For Zion's sake He does not hold His peace, and for Jerusalem's sake He does not rest. Nor will He till His Glory shall fill all …

The Warnings and the Rewards of the Word of God

Psalm 19:11

… There are many rewards and the first is, great peace of mind. "Great peace have they which love Your Law: and nothing shall offend them." When a man …

Chastened Happiness

Jeremiah 33:9

… After pardon, peace and plenty are golden blessings—without which they might prove a curse. To an unforgiven sinner the richest enjoyments of this life are as the …

Jesus and the Lambs

Isaiah 40:11

… Wars and fighting he hates, and follows peace with all men. When he is fully conformed to his Master's will he resists not evil, but is patient …

My Restorer

Psalm 23:3

… Perhaps you were worried out of anything like peace and rest. Now, then, is the time to try the great Restorer. Before you leave your seat, labor to …

Psalm 143

Psalm 143

… This voice speaks peace :"The Lord will speak peace unto his people." Precious peace is the result of pardoning kindness. This voice also speaks joy . This is the …

Psalm 88

Psalm 88

… Perhaps, if Heman's pain had not been incessant his supplications might have been intermittent; it is a good thing that sickness will not let us rest if …

The Man Christ Jesus

Hebrews 7:4

… king of righteousness and peace, and at the same time priest of the Most High God. It may be said of him that he sat as a priest …

The Standard Uplifted In The Face Of The Foe

Isaiah 59:19

… Neither is this the period of our rest. If we bind our brows with laurel and cast aside our armor, our folly will be extreme. The ship is …

With or Without Shedding of Blood

Hebrews 9:22

… And we are not afraid of any, for, 'being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.' The peace we have, through believing …

The Sorrowful Man's Question

Job 3:23

… Further, we may rest quite certain that there must be an answer to this question, a good answer, and an answer in harmony with the Character of God …

How May Faith Be Illustrated?

… There I rest with joyous confidence. Brother, come with me, and believe our Father and our Saviour. Come at once.

Life and Pardon

Colossians 2:13

… They set on one side the things which make for their peace. Their religion has no influence upon their thoughts and actions—they are dead. Sin has slain …

The Necessity of Growing Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… Look at Chapter 5:23, 24, and see if it is not so. "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole …

A Vile Weed and a Fair Flower

Hebrews 13:5

… They cannot lie down in peace because they want to lay up against a rainy day. In vain their table is bountifully spread unless they have a store …

God Our Portion and His Word Our Treasure

Psalm 119:57

… And a third rejoice in it chiefly as a haven of rest. There are grounds for each of these forms of desire, but concerning Heaven, this is the …

Is It True?

Daniel 3:14

… They had been summoned with the rest of the rulers to attend the great ceremony and their course of action upon this public occasion would be a guide …

Moab Is My Washpot

Psalm 60:8

… If we ask of them, as Israel did of Moab, simply to be allowed to go on our way in peace, it is all we need. Moses sent …

Prayer, The Cure for Care

Philippians 4:6

… Unusual, for it will be "the peace of God." What is God's peace? The unruffled serenity of the infinitely happy God, the eternal composure of the absolutely …

'No Root in Themselves'

Mark 4:17

… Christ bids you come and believe in Him with a child-like faith, for so will He give you rest. Oh, how many Christians lack roots! Just look …

What and Whence Are These?

Revelation 7:13-14

… Their rest lay where our rest still lies; their peace and comfort were the same as our own. The Prince of Wurtenberg on one occasion in the midst …

God's Remembrance of His Covenant

Psalm 106:44

… Thus says the Lord— "The mountains shall depart and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the Covenant of My peace …

Bit and Bridle—How To Escape Them

Psalm 32:8

… and you shall find rest unto your souls." He gives rest through His blood. He makes you find rest through learning of Him and bearing His yoke. It …

Spring

Isaiah 61:11

… So we may rest assured that God will make all things propitious in His Providence to the growth of His own Truth. He knows under what conditions religious …

Sorrow and Sorrow

2 Corinthians 7:10

… They both preached sermons and wrote books in which they set forth the condition of convinced sinners, describing what they usually felt before they found peace with God …

Questions Which Ought To Be Asked

Job 35:10-11

… I can hardly tell you what joy, what confidence, what inward peace the presence of God gives to a man. It will make him bear and dare, rest …

A Mighty Saviour

Isaiah 63:1

… Down they fell on their knees; the story of their life was all told before God; he gave them peace through the blood of the Lamb, and they …

The Sealed Hand—a Winter Sermon

Job 37:7

… We never learn the secret of this rest by the Book, alone, or by the rod, alone—the rod and the book togetherteach us to rest from the …

The Greatest Trial on Record

Psalm 2:2

… In a very short time, no doubt informed by some speedy messenger, all the rest of the elders came together, and sat down with great delight to the …

Mouth and Heart

Romans 10:9

… He sought to speak so that troubled consciences might come to peace through Jesus Christ his Lord, whom he loved so well. This is one of the reasons …

Neither Forsaken Nor Forgotten

Isaiah 49:16

… has true peace of heart. The unbeliever is tossed to and fro on the billows of the great ocean of doubt—how can he rest? There is nothing …

A Blessed Gospel Chain

John 14:23

… Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let …

Characteristics of Faith

John 4:48

… Now the faith that you have received doth not vet give you peace, it doth not put you where there is no condemnation, but yet it is such …

Joshua's Obedience

Joshua 1:7

… His soldiers fulfill His pleasure: "By their fruits you shall know them." If we are not obedient unto Christ we may rest assured that we have not the …

Jacob's Model Prayer

Genesis 32:9-12

… And as for you, the saints of the Lord, return unto your rest for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you, therefore, "rest in the Lord and wait …

Conversions Encouraged

Deuteronomy 4:29-31

… I can find no peace in sin and no rest in religion. Into the narrow way I fear I cannot enter and in the broad way I am …

The Joy of Redemption

Isaiah 44:23

… The deed which was finished is stamped and recognized by Heaven and now there is peace "through the blood of the Everlasting Covenant." Ah, I know what would …

God Beseeching Sinners by His Ministers

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

… But man did not make advances towards reconciliation, or express regret because peace was broken. The first overtures for peace are not made by man, the offender, but …