Peace

Believers Sent by Christ, As Christ Is Sent By the Father

John 17:18

… This meant for our Lord the quitting of His rest. He reigned in Heaven—all angels paid Him homage—but when the Father sent Him, He left His …

God's Love to the Saints

1 John 3:16

… More than that, God could not rest until He had made the greatest sacrifice that He could make and had given up His only-begotten Son to die …

Portraits Of Christ

Romans 8:29

… We find Him One who went about doing good, who knew no rest except that wondrous rest which His holy toil afforded to His spirit. "I have meat …

The Call of Abraham

Hebrews 11:8

… Let us rest assured that nothing but repeated and fiery trials could have trained his faith to so great a strength as that which it exhibited in his …

Bonds Which Could Not Hold

Acts 2:24

… therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: because You will not leave my soul in Hell, neither …

Obadiah; or, Early Piety Eminent Piety

1 Kings 18:12

… Early piety helps us to form associations for the rest of life which will prove helpful, and it saves us from those which are harmful. The Christian young …

Our Lord's Trial before the Sanhedrin

Mark 14:64

… And as for the rest, they have all forsaken Me and fled." Therefore our Lord said nothing concerning His disciples, for He will not become the accuser of …

The Christian's Service and Honor

John 12:26

… Grant me on earth what seems to You best, Till death and Heaven reveal the rest" The patient bearing of poverty is a service to God. The calm …

A Great Mistake and the Way to Rectify It

Revelation 3:17

… Instead of crying peace, peace, where there is no peace, and letting them be like Moab at ease from their youth and settled upon their lees because not …

Behold The Lamb!

John 1:36

… I rest in a Sacrifice which God, Himself, ordained of old to be the Sacrifice for sin. O Soul, there can be no question that if you come …

The Singing Army

2 Chronicles 20:4

… for his God gave him rest round about." His enemies were afraid to come and touch him anymore. After a very sharp storm it generally happens that there …

Memorials of Jesus

… cup not yet empty; his blood still flowing, and his benediction still breathing peace upon us: all these still remain, and are valued above all price. We esteem …

The Inexhaustible Barrel

1 Kings 17:16

… Stay yourself upon his promise, rest ye in his faithfulness, and bid defiance to the blackest future, for there is nothing in it direful for you. Though, however …

Paul Apprehended and Apprehending

Philippians 3:12

… He was not sitting down to rest and be thankful, but he was still hurrying on, reaching after something which was yet beyond him. He could not say …

The Inner Side of Conversion

Jeremiah 31:18-20

… All the rest of our journey may depend upon what we do at those particular points. Character often hinges on a day's resolve. Every now and then …

The Known and the Unknown

Ecclesiastes 6:12

… He makes peace in your borders. What a blessing this is, not only in a nation, but in a church! If you were ever members of a church …

God's Non-Remembrance of Sin

Isaiah 43:25

… They remember well that happy day when Jesus washed their sins away! And their state of peace, of joyful privilege and of expectant hope is, to them, intensely …

Heart Disease Curable

Isaiah 61:1

… They rest not day nor night—how can they? No pain of the flesh can equal heaviness of heart! Give me all the aches and pains which my …

The Sitting of the Refiner

Malachi 3:3

… He watches each one as if there were never another for His blessed eyes to rest upon. He is all attention, watching not as children gaze on soldiers …

Fragrant Graces

Songs 1:12

… the Firstborn, whose names are written in Heaven! He fought before He could rest. On earth He struggled with His enemies and it was not till He had …

To You

… Oh that some might read it who will become great winners of souls! Who knows how many will find their way to peace by what they read here …

The Meat and Drink of the New Nature

John 6:55

… You must believe this and you must receive it—and you must rest upon it—otherwise you have no life in you. Some try to turn this fact …

"Waters To Swim In"

… Our daily dangers are enough to provoke our anxieties, but the Lord's eternal preservations lay those anxieties at once to rest. Blessed Lord, we are poor feeble …

The Best House-visitation

Mark 1:29-33

… Heads of families, what responsibilities rest upon us! We cannot shake them off, let us do what we may! God has given us little kingdoms in which our …

The Alter

Matthew 23:19

… All the rest of the world was left without altars. One spot was selected, and only one. First in the place where the tabernacle was pitched, and afterwards …

Tell It All

Mark 5:33

… To cry "Abba," with tears and groans, is better than to shout with loud boastings, "Peace, Peace," where there is no peace. Happier, by far to be folded …

Grace Exalted—Boasting Excluded

Romans 3:27

… Oh, Sirs, I will tell you—if you rest in creeds, if you hope to be saved because you can put your hand to the thirty-nine articles …

A Cure For Unsavory Meats—or, Salt for the White of an Egg

Job 6:6

… rest." Who were these men, then, that were followed by God's people so earnestly? They were men that spoke more of Jesus Christ than all the rest …

Concerning Saints

Psalm 145:10

… I notice, even among those who call themselves Protestants, a great many relics of the old harlot of the seven hills, and among the rest, this nonsense of …

Mistrust of God Deplored and Denounced

Numbers 14:11

… It behooves us to listen to the words of Paul—"Let us, therefore, fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you …

Love To Jesus

Solomon 1:7

… As for the rest of you, may you learn it, and get above the low standing of the mass of Christ's Church at the present day. Get …

A Sermon for the Most Miserable of Men

Psalm 77:2

… We have known persons who made mourning for departed ones the main business of life years after the beloved relative had entered into rest. Like the heathen, they …

Travailing for Souls

Isaiah 66:8

… Now, David was only the mouth of hundreds of others, who with equal fervency cried unto God that the blessing might rest upon his people. There was much …

Reasons for a Singular Question

Mark 10:51

… I remember one who used to pray the Lord to have mercy upon him for his sin, but he never found peace till he said, "Lord, I have …

The Magnanimity of God

Job 36:5

… Among the rest Job had thought and almost said that God had despised him. In the 10th chapter, at the 3rd verse, he appealed to Him thus, "Is …

The Last Year at Waterbeach and Cambridge

… and a rest; A balm for the sickness of care, — A bliss for a bosom unblest.” Yet he found it not, for he had no rest in God …

Salvation All of Grace

Ephesians 2:8

… Believe Him capable of infinite mercy and through Jesus Christ rest in Him. If you are the worst soul in the world in your own apprehension, and the …

The Golden Lamp and Its Goodly Lessons

Zechariah 4:1-3

… Every member of the Church who grows poor in Grace impoverishes all the rest in some degree. We act and react upon each other. I am sure the …

Marah Better Than Elim

Exodus 15:22-26

… The tradesman who is afraid to inspect his books, or examine his stock, is going to the bad, rest assured of that. We are bound to examine ourselves …

God Pleading For Saints, And Saints Pleading For God

Lamentations 3:58

… gracious Comforter, shake off those doubts and fears which so much mar our peace and comfort! Be this our prayer today that we may have done with the …