Peace

"They Were Tempted"

Hebrews 11:37

… They were warriors of peace—pilgrims who traveled armed to the teeth making no holiday march, but contending with giants and dragons. Whoever else may find life a …

Our Lord's Last Cry from the Cross

Luke 23:46

… It is to resign yourself to God, pray to God, commit yourself to God and rest in a sense of the Presence of God. May the Spirit of …

Plowing Rock

Amos 6:12

… They believe that they are very good, excellent and they mean to make themselves still better and so to get perfect peace by feeling that they are what …

Simple But Sound

John 9:25

… And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, You son of David, have mercy on me! And Jesus …

Our Lord before Herod

Luke 23:8

… In such a man is fulfilled the saying of our Lord, "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest …

Divine Interpositions

Psalm 18:16

… I make peace, and I create evil: I the Lord do all these things." He reigneth in the calm summer's day, and gives us the precious fruits …

Why May I Rejoice?

Luke 10:20

… But rest assured that every joy which comes to Believers through the sight of the eyes is a doubtful joy! It is a dainty of which we must …

Untrodden Ways

Joshua 3:4

… If it is strange to you it is only to you strange, for the rest of God's saints have suffered the same. But suppose our position should …

Impotence and Omnipotence

John 5:5-9

… There were a great many objects for the Savior's eye to rest upon, but He fixed His gaze upon this man, long bedridden, 38 years impotent. Even …

The Ever-Living Priest

Hebrews 7:23-25

… And were it not for our glorious Advocate, who, for Zion's sake, does never hold His peace, what would become of us? This accuser is also a …

The Singular Origin of a Christian

Ephesians 2:10

… Your present possibilities are the best for this present—use them as they fly! At any rate, rest assured that Divine Wisdom has not only prepared you for …

The Ark of the Covenant

Jeremiah 3:16

… Perhaps we have not been agreeing as we should—let us go and hear what God the Lord will speak, for He may speak peace to us in …

Choice Portions

Deuteronomy 32:9

… But His Church is His garden, His cultivated and fenced field, and if He should give up His rights to all the rest of the wide earth, yet …

Unbelievers Upbraided

Mark 16:14

… There are some who are like sickly sheep which— "Infect the flock, And poison all the rest." Especially is it so, dear Brothers, if you happen to be …

A Desperate Case—How to Meet It

Matthew 17:19-21

… He stands first and chief of those fallen morning stars; the rest of the spirits may stand in different grades of wickedness, a hierarchy of hell. This poor …

Charity and Purity

James 1:27

… It was the blood-mark that distinguished Israel from all the rest of the people! And today, only those who are sheltered by the sprinkled blood of Jesus …

An Objection and an Answer

Galatians 5:6

… He, on the Cross, made expiation for me and I am at peace. My heart rests on the Atonement which He has offered." It is dependence, reliance—or …

A Sincere Summary—and a Searching Scrutiny

Psalm 119:168

… But where Grace is mighty, sin will fight for the mastery, though it must ultimately yield, for there can never be any true peace until it is subdued …

Prayer 6 — The Wonders of Calvary

… Thee, there all is truth and purity and holiness, and our heart finds peace. Above all, we have to battle with ourselves and we are very much ashamed …

The Sieve

Matthew 7:21

… Grace, mercy, and peace be with you all. Amen. Mentone, Feb. 12,1874 C. H. SPURGEON.

A Typical Week’s Work

… In such an active and far-reaching life as his was, no one week in the year could be quite like the rest, nor indeed did the occupations …

Jehovah Has Spoken—will You Not Hear?

Jeremiah 13:15-17

… He has fully told you your relation to your God and the way by which you may be reconciled to Him and be at peace. "Add not unto …

The Talking Book

Proverbs 6:22

… We may always rest assured that truth never contradicts itself; but, as nobody knows anything yet about geology—for its theory is a dream and an imagination altogether …

Means for Restoring the Banished

2Samuel 14:14

… I wish we were more in the habit of speaking to our unconverted friends about the things that make for their peace. We might often be delighted by …

The Great Sin Of Doing Nothing

Numbers 32:23

… Did they mean to sit still and enjoy that country—and then leave the rest of the tribes to cross the Jordan and to fight for their possessions …

Poverty and Riches

2 Corinthians 8:9

… I want to have a bath and rest myself while I am speaking to you, and, perhaps, it may not hurt you, either, for I doubt not that …

The Rent Veil

Matthew 27:50-51

… The death of Jesus is the marvel of time and eternity, which, as Aaron's rod swallowed up all the rest, takes up into itself all lesser marvels …

Where Go You?

Job 23:10

… If a man resolves to be a worldling, he will not find that the paths of sin are paths of peace. The wicked may well be ill at …

A New Leaf for the New Year

Genesis 42:21

… We often get to fretting and worrying when, if we were but just to our Divine Friend, we would be in peace of mind, leaving all our cares …

A Memorable Milestone

Psalm 40:9-11

… I had no rest from spiritual work from three in the afternoon till half-past nine at night. And about the middle of it I felt, "Well, I …

Everyday Usefulness

John 1:42

… We pity the mighty populations among whom we dwell for they are still godless and Christless and the things of their peace are hidden from their eyes. Therefore …

Christ Manifesting Himself to His People

John 14:22

… I have not tried rest yet, and no doubt I shall find it anything but rest when I have it. When I pass a day without preaching my …

Confession Of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and Constance Kent

Psalm 32:5

… his spirits became more and more full of torment, and there was no rest in his bones because of sin. At last it came to this, that he …

Before Daybreak with Christ

Mark 1:35-39

… The Preacher and Miracle-Worker had been worked up to a high pitch and we should not have wondered had He needed lengthened rest. But instead thereof we …

A Honeycomb

Hebrews 12:3

… Oh, weary one, why do you not repose upon Him? Wanderer, you will never find rest till you come to Jesus! Seeker, vain is your seeking if you …

God's People Melted and Tried

Jeremiah 9:7

… The robe of their self-righteousness clings to them and prevents their coming to rest in Jesus. Sinful self is bad enough to get rid of, but righteous …

The Dream of the Barley Cake

Judges 7:13

… will overthrow the throne of Satan within your heart and work holiness and peace in you. Once again, still in the same vein, let us, dear Friends, try …

"Am I A Sea, Or A Whale?"

Job 7:12

… He starts in his sleep—he dreams over his past sin and the judgment to come— for conscience will wake even when the rest of the man sleeps …

Degrees Of Power Attending The Gospel

1 Thessalonians 1:5

… So the Spirit of God came to you as light to dispel your darkness and give you joy and peace! Since that time you have experienced the Holy …

The Turning Of Job's Captivity

Job 42:10

… The peace of his mind had gone and the associations which he had formed with other Believers were now broken. He was, in all these respects, like a …