Peace

Dec. 25 — HE CAME; HE IS COMING

Acts 1:11

… The long rest and inconceivable splendor of the millennial reign will be an abundant recompense for the ages of witnessing and warring. Oh, that the Lord would come …

May 9 — TRUST MEANS JOY

Ps. 33:21

… Jehovah-Jireh will provide, Jehovah-Shalom will send peace, Jehovah-Tsidkenu will justify, Jehovah-Shammah will be for ever near, and in Jehovah-Nissi we will conquer every …

March 10 — WALK IN LIGHT

John 12:46

… light, and may no longer sit in the gloom which covers all the rest of mankind. Whosoever is a very wide term: it means you and me. If …

April 8 — PRESERVED TO WORKS END

Acts 23:11

… therefore be at peace. Cruel slander, wicked misrepresentation, desertion of friends, betrayal by the most trusted one, and whatever else may come, cannot hinder the Lord's purpose …

June 22 — HE WITH US; WE WITH HIM

Prov. 10:27

… The holy rest which springs out of faith in the Lord Jesus also greatly helps a man when he is ill. Every physician rejoices to have a patient …

July 30 — PROMISE OF FUTURE MEETING

John 16:22

… grows a little dim, He comes to us again and again, and says, "Peace be unto you"; and our hearts are glad. Beloved, all our past mercies are …

Sept. 14 — MARK OF DIVINE APPROVAL

James 1:12

… Only lovers of the Lord will hold out in the hour of trial; the rest will either sink or sulk, or slink back to the world. Come, my …

Self-Examination

… Examine yourselves then in this matter, and rest not satisfied until you can say, “There is no ‘if’ about it; I have tasted that the Lord is gracious.”

Oct. 12 — MARK OF COVENANT GRACE

Deut. 30:6

… In the overcoming of the flesh we find life and peace. If we mind the things of the Spirit, we shall live. Oh, that Jehovah, our God, may …

April 23 — NO FEAR OF DEATH

Rev. 2:11

… This death kills all peace, joy, happiness, hope. When God is gone all is gone. Such a death is far worse than ceasing to be: it is existence …

May 6 — CURE FOR ENVY

Prov. 23:17

… What is the prosperous sinner the better for his prosperity when judgment overtakes him? As for the godly man, his end is peace and blessedness, and none can …

Sept. 21 — LET TRIALS BLESS

Rom. 5:3

… We do not toss a man about in order to give him rest, and yet so the Lord dealeth with His children. Truly this is not the manner …

April 22 — POWER TO RAISE

Ps. 146:8

… Jesus is, in this case, made and provided to raise me up into rest. O Lord, raise me, for thy mercy's sake! Is it a sad bereavement …

May 7 — LET NO EVIL REMAIN

Deut. 13:17

… The way of peace, of growth, of safety, of joy in Christ Jesus, will be found by following out these words: "There shall nought of the cursed thing …

Jan. 11 — FAITH SEES THE BOW

Gen. 9:14

… or lie, or in any other way fail to keep His covenant of peace. Until the waters go over the earth again, we shall have no reason for …

Oct. 16 — ONE WITH CHRIST JESUS

John 14:19

… The argument for thy life is His life, and of that thou canst have no fear; wherefore rest in thy living Lord.

First Visit to Scotland

… At one time, a racy remark provoked a smile from two or three ; but the rest, deeming it profane to laugh, sat like those two eminent Egyptian gentlemen …

March 24 — ESTABLISHED AND KEPT

II Thess. 3:3

… There are with us still "unreasonable and wicked men." There is no use in arguing with them or trying to be at peace with them: they are false …

Aug. 18 — SEEKERS, FINDERS

I Chron. 28:9

… Those who, as yet, have not known Him to their souls' rest should at once commence seeking, and never cease till they find Him as their Saviour, their …

Dec. 22 — IMMEDIATELY PRESENT

Ps. 46:1

… Let us rest ourselves upon Him. He is our refuge, let us hide in Him; He is our strength, let us array ourselves with Him; He is our …

The Multitude Before the Throne

Revelation 7:9

… And then He said within Himself, "I will make a creature different from all the rest I have made as yet—it shall be a spirit that can …

Nov. 7 — TRUE HUMILITY REWARDED

Luke 18:14

… The Lord will exalt us in peace and happiness of mind; He will exalt us into knowledge of His Word and fellowship with Himself; He will exalt us …

March 3 — NOT LEFT TO PERISH

Ps. 16:10

… Let us rest in hope. We have to deal with One whose mercy endureth for ever. Surely, out of death, and darkness, and despair we shall yet arise …

April 13 — THIS BODY FASHIONED ANEW

Phil. 3:21

… infirmities, nor the sick man a mass of agony. "Like unto his glorious body." What an expression! Even our flesh shall rest in hope of such a resurrection!

'Going and Weeping'

Jeremiah 50:4

… Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ Brothers and Sisters in Christ, this is a benediction for you as …

June 14 — HE CONSTANTLY ABIDES

I Sam. 12:22

… By all the memories of the Lord's former lovingkindnesses let us rest assured that He will not forsake us. He who has gone so far as to …

Dec. 9 — THE "ALL" OF BELIEF

Mark 9:23

… We can bear our load of trouble, or pass uninjured through the waves of distress, if we can gird our loins with the girdle of peace, that girdle …

A Voice from the Hartley Colliery

Job 14:14

… When others see that we neglect, they take courage and neglect too. "One sickly sheep infests the flock, And poisons all the rest." But there are others whose …

Accomplices in Sin

1 Timothy 5:22

… The rest of my discourse will be for you as well as myself. So next I must remind you that we can, all of us, be partakers of …

July 3 — A GUIDE ALL THE WAY

Ps. 48:14

… He knows the way, and will pilot us along it till we reach our journey's end in peace. Surely we do not desire more infallible direction. Let …

July 21 — SHINE AS MANY STARS

Dan. 12:3

… convert large numbers of them! I would give myself to this, and never rest till I accomplish it. This will be better than winning stars at court. This …

May 31 — "BE OF GOOD CHEER"

John 16:33

… How can I look to be at home in the enemy's country, joyful while in exile, or comfortable in a wilderness? This is not my rest. This …

Sept. 20 — PERFECT WILLINGNESS

Ps. 110:3

… These by nature have wills as stubborn as the rest of the froward sons of Adam; but when the day of His power comes, and grace displays its …

Foretastes of Heaven

… intellect to fly into the land of the hereafter, where God’s people rest eternally? Our inquiry is met at the outset by what seems a positive denial …

June 9 — A TRUSTWORTHY NAME

Zeph. 3:12

… He whose own name is good for nothing in his own esteem, acts wisely to rest in another name, even that best of names, the name of Jehovah …

Sweetness in Sorrow

Do you not feel, in looking back upon seasons of affliction, that they have been times when, notwithstanding the trials, you have had unusual peace and happiness in …

Dec. 29 — HE WILL CARRY US HOME

Isa. 46:4

… They worked hard all day and wore themselves out in their Master's service, and so He said to them, "Now rest in anticipation of that eternal Sabbath …

The Happiness of Religion

… the ways of religion “are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” And if this life were all, if death were the burial of all our …

Nov. 3 — IN GOD'S TIME

Hab. 2:3

… in which it fell due -- "it will not tarry." Come, my soul, canst thou not wait for thy God? Rest in Him and be still in unutterable peacefulness.

The Need of Decision for the Truth

… When the devil turned preacher in our Lord’s day, the Master bade him hold his peace; He did not care for Satanic praises. It is very ridiculous …