Peace

Justice Vindicated And Righteousness Exemplified

Romans 3:24-26

… Every sinner knows that sin must be punished! He may trifle with that knowledge, but he cannot destroy it and he never can get any peace of mind …

The Fourth Beatitude

Matthew 5:6

… His daily prayer is, "Lord, let Your Kingdom come, for Your Kingdom is righteousness and peace." When he sees any wrong done, he grieves over it. If he …

A Clear Conscience

Psalm 119:6

… mercy, found Grace in the eyes of the Lord and entered into the rest of faith because he knows that he is a saved man—then in keeping …

The Principal Wheat

Isaiah 28:25

… The best is always good enough for me! I exhort you not to rest content with anything short of the best that can be had. O young men …

A Psalmist's Question and Answer

Psalm 130:3

… You have put within him that which will help him to subdue his sin and become a better man throughout the rest of his life. Is it not …

A Refreshing Canticle

Song 1:4

… Specially will I remember the love which said to me, "Come unto Me, and I will give you rest." I cannot forget that matchless love which, in a …

Christ's Death And Ours

John 12:23-24

… unconverted must do this if you wish to see them find real, lasting peace, and enter into true Christian liberty. You must say, with Charles Wesley— "His only …

An All-important Question

John 9:35

… Fall not asleep with even the possibility that you may awake in Hell! Rest not, Man, till you are forever safe! Sleep not till you know that God …

Laus Deo

Romans 11:36

… If God is glorified in my mortal body, my soul shall rest content. Again, let it be our constant desire, "To Him be glory." When I wake up …

David's First Victory

1 Samuel 17:50

… But since the Lord has sent it and He has promised to bless it, we may rest assured it will accomplish the ends for which it was ordained …

A Fatal Deficiency

Romans 8:9

… Inasmuch as He is here called the Spirit of Christ, we may rest assured that a deep mystery is here dimly revealed. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the …

The King Passing Over Kidron

2 Samuel 15:23

… Call them fanatics, enthusiasts, disturbers of the peace, and turners of the world upside down—we cast in our lot with them—for better or for worse, we …

The Christian's Great Business

Psalm 51:12-13

… When Luther lay sick and sorrowing, before he had found peace with God, a truly gracious monk came to his bedside and said, "I believe in the forgiveness …

The Love of God and the Patience of Christ

2 Thessalonians 3:5

… We must learn not to answer those who blaspheme. "Bear and forbear and be silent." Chew the cud in peace. Put up with much. When reviled, revile not …

Sovereignty and Salvation

Isaiah 45:22

… peace, now I have happiness, now the object I wished for is within my grasp, now I will say, ‘Sit down, my soul, and take thy rest; eat …

The Saint and the Spirit

John 14:17

… It is He who binds these living stones together, for all Christian unity comes from Him as the Spirit of Peace, the Holy Dove proceeding from the Father …

The King's Sharp Arrows

Psalm 45:5

… WHEN our Lord Jesus Christ is represented as a King, we delight to think of Him as the Prince of Peace whose dominion shall put an end to …

Jude's Doxology

… Mercy unto you, and peace, and love be multiplied. Christian letters should be full of love and good will. The Christian dispensation breathes beneficence—it is full of …

A Caution to the Presumptuous

… He leaves every heart where pride dwelleth; that evil spirit of Lucifer he abhors; he will not rest with it; he will not tarry in its company. Here …

Effects Of Sound Doctrine

Matthew 24:24

… Or, on the contrary, misunderstand this, and you are pretty sure to make mistakes about all the rest! Take for instance, Final Perseverance. Some men say, "If we …

Christ's Perfection and Precedence

Solomon 5:10

… Be happy, then! Be joyous in your Lord! Let your heart go up to Him and rest in Him. And when you come to the Communion Table, let …

Landlord and Tenant

Isaiah 38:1

… first and best of our days to the flesh, and offer God the rest." You may have no remaining years to offer! You may be consumed in the …

'Until He Finds It'

Luke 15:4

… What about the sheep now? Well, it is resting—not as it will rest, by-and-by, when it will lie in the Shepherd's bosom in yet …

Christ the Overcomer of the World

John 16:33

… No, He can say, "I have overcome the world," for whether it smiles or whether it frowns, in the perfect peace and quiet of His spirit, in the …

The Everlasting Counselor

Micah 4:9

… So I made up my mind the other way, and I said, "By God's Grace, I will never go there." Then I found rest for my spirit …

Opening the Mouth

Psalm 81:10

… You never pray, Brothers and Sisters, except when you are in need—and rest assured when you think you have no more needs you have lost the strongest …

God's People in the Furnace

Isaiah 48:10

… Read a truth in hope, read it in peace, read it in prosperity, and you will not make any thing of it. Be put inside the furnace (and …

The Sphere Of Instrumentality

John 11:39

… If I had really understood that there was nothing for me to be, nor feel, nor do—but I had only to rest in a finished work and …

The Guilt and the Cleansing

Psalm 51:7

… If the supreme Ruler does not punish sin, He becomes Himself the patron of all guilt and sin may take its rest beneath the shadow of His wings …

Spiritual Convalescence

Zechariah 10:12

… I will take them out of the vineyard in the middle of the day and bid them sit down in the cool arbor and rest and refresh themselves …

The Lord's Eternal Rest

Psalm 132:14

… Heaven is a place and state of perfect rest, yet it is not the rest of silence and stagnation! In one sense, they rest not day nor night …

The Model Home Mission and the Model Home Missionary

Acts 10:38

… He took them aside and gave them the mysteries of the kingdom, while to the rest of the people the Truth was only spoken in parables. Now, this …

Morning And Evening Songs

Psalm 92:2

… Dear young Friends, you may rest assured that nothing can happen to you so blessed as to be converted while you are young! I bless God for my …

Prayer—the Forerunner of Mercy

Ezekiel 36:37

… When you first found peace through the blood of the cross you had been praying much beforehand, and earnestly interceding with God that he would remove your doubts …

Unbelievers Stumbling—Believers Rejoicing

Romans 9:33

… God's ambassador has found men unwilling to receive the peace which he proclaims. God's dear Son, who came with no words but those of mercy and …

The Father's Love to His Dying Son

John 10:17

… But yet the Lord Christ, having set His love upon us, would not rest till He had laid down His life for us. Alas, we were as ungrateful …

Angelic Protection in Appointed Ways

Psalm 91:11

… Why Believers, the very stones of the field are in league with you and the beasts of the field are at peace with you! Wherever you go, you …

The Fifth Beatitude

Matthew 5:7

… Reading these Beatitudes as a whole, we see that this mercifulness, of which I am about to speak, is a characteristic which has grown out of the rest …

A Present Helper

Acts 18:10

… Then spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not your peace: For I am with you, and …

The Test of Taste

1 Peter 2:3

… Throughout the whole discourse may the Spirit of the Lord rest upon us! I. First, then, here is A ROYAL DAINTY—"The Lord is gracious." Jesus is full …