Peace

Ploughing the Rock

… He has been sore sick, let him die, and enter into his rest. This is by no means improbable. Or, there may happen something else. The Lord may …

Psalm 100

Psalm 100

… The former part of this Psalm may have been chanted by the precentor when the peace-offering was brought to the altar; and this last verse may have …

Lecture V: The Sciences As Sources Of Illustration.

… But the comet came back all right; so their minds were set at rest, and Halley's prediction was verified. Among the stories concerning comet-watching, there is …

A Good Confession.–Baptism

… If Caesar crosses the Rubicon, there will never be peace between him and the Senate again. He draws his sword, and he throws away his scabbard. Such is …

First Literary Friends (Continued)

… So that I have tried, especially of late, to take no more notice of man's praise than of his blame, but to rest simply upon this truth …

The Use of the Bow

2 Samuel 1:17

… tossing you to and fro like a ball, that you may never find rest until you humbly come and cry to Christ and seek mercy at His hands …

“In Labours More Abundant”

… myself and be spent for Christ ; though by night I should know no rest, and by day I should never cease from toil, and year should succeed to …

Law and Grace

Romans 5:20

… True, we have been expelled a garden of delights, where peace, love, and happiness found a glorious habitation. True, Eden is not ours, with its luscious fruits, its …

The Sheep Before the Shearers

… You that are troubled, rest with us, for you cannot make shower or shine, foul or fair, with all your groaning. Did you ever bring a penny into …

Men Bewitched

Galatians 3:1

… was very plain English and I understood it and obeyed it and found rest! I owe all my happiness, since then, to the same plain doctrine. Now, suppose …

"Where Are The Nine?"—or, Praise Neglected

Luke 17:15

… Should not Christ be praised? This man did what he could and there is always an ease of conscience and a rest of spirit when you feel that …

The Lord’s Hand behind the Maid’s Mistake

… for the dear man’s great bulk was a sore affliction to him. Peace to his memory! I weave no lading Wreath for his tomb, but I catch …

The Pastors’ College, 1861-1878

… He is quite able to teach us all, yet he would not let me rest until I promised to take him into the College; give him a hearty …

The Eternal Name

Psalm 72:17

… Again, what would become of civilization if ye could take Christianity away? Where would be the hope of a perpetual peace? Where governments? Where your Sabbath Schools? Where …

Loyal to the Core

2 Samuel 15:21

… yet certain other noble characteristics came out in brilliant relief, and among the rest, his large-heartedness and his thoughtfulness for others. A man in such a desperate …

Farm Laborers

… In due time effectual grace came forth with power, and separated us from the rest of mankind, as fields are hedged and ditched to part them from the …

Spiritual Transformations

Isaiah 4:13

… Their joy cannot be increased, for God over all is "blessed forever." But still, it is written, "He will rest in His love, He will joy over you …

Happy Childhood at Stambourne

… I was hardly satisfied with the theory, but as no philosopher was at hand to suggest any other hypothesis, I let the matter rest. One day, the next …

The Broken Fence

… At night, again, to go to your rest as the swine roll into their sty, without thanking God for the mercies of the day, is shameful. The evening …

The Heart—a Gift for God

Proverbs 23:26

… Your eyes shall behold strange women and your heart shall utter perverse things." Read carefully the rest of the chapter and then hear the voice of Wisdom say …

The Parable of the Sower

… If the seed shall be dexterously scattered, some of it will fall upon you, and rest for a while upon your thoughts. ‘Tis true you will not understand …

The Corn of Wheat Dying to Bring Forth Fruit

… Next, we must surrender everything to keep it . “He that loveth his life shall lose it.” Brother, you can never have spiritual life, hope, joy, peace, heaven, except …

Self-Examination

2 Corinthians 13:5

… Question it backward and forward, this way and that way; for if there be a loophole for escape, if there he any pretence for self-deception, rest assured …

The Parable of the Sower

Luke 8:4-8

… If the seed shall be dexterously scattered, some of it will fall upon you, and rest for a while upon your thoughts. 'Tis true you will not understand …

What Self Deserves

Ezekiel 36:31

… He cannot by any possibility rest in himself; his own weakness is so thoroughly proved. A man who knows what he used to be is conscious of what …

The Long Pastorate Commenced, 1854

… others came to create disturbances, but a disturbance was created in their hearts which could never be quelled till they came to Jesus Christ, and found peace in …

Salt For Sacrifice

Leviticus 2:13

… I was reluctant to do this, but, at length, feeling myself very weak, I judged it to be the best economy to take the further rest. The little …

The Poor Man's Prayer

Psalm 106:4

… Is not my text a sweet prayer for you? Pray it in faith and be at peace. II. We will now look another way and say that our …

Psalm 53

Psalm 53

… Where God's eyes see no favourable sign we may rest assured there is none. Verse 3. Every one of them is gone back. The whole mass of …

Kept From Iniquity

Psalm 18:23

… the pew! God help you to do this! And, lastly, what a sweet peace this will give to your conscience! Though we know we are saved by Grace …

Manoah's Wife and Her Excellent Argument

Judges 13:22

… say, "Yes, Lord, notwithstanding all my unhappiness, I do believe in You and rest the stress and weight of my soul's interests on Your power to save …

The Christian—A Debtor

Romans 8:12

… This and this alone can restore the peace of divided families, and unite disputing relatives. Only let the gospel be preached, and there shall be an end of …

Spring In The Heart

Psalm 65:10

… in some degree! It is not a faith which brings great joy and peace, but still it is a faith which keeps the heart from despair and prevents …

The Loaded Wagon

… one , for there is no “save one” with him. “The chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” See him; like a …

Spring in the Heart

… It is not a faith which brings great joy and peace, but still it is a faith which keeps the heart from despair, and prevents its sinking under …

Daily Blessings for God's People

Psalm 68:19-20

… it is mercy that puts its finger upon our eyelids and bids us rest. He "daily loadeth us with benefits"—every day; and he loads us with benefits …

Lecture 2: On Commenting

… What should be the manner of your public commenting? One rule should be always to point out very carefully wherever a word bears a special sense; for rest …

The Fainting Soul Revived

Jonah 2:7

… He supposes that to come to Christ to get peace is a matter that can be done just as readily as one snaps his fingers. But when God …

Sin Immeasurable

Psalm 19:12

… leads others astray when he ought to guide them in the path of peace, or who deals with sacred things as if they were matters of no weight …

Distinguishing Grace

1 Corinthians 4:7

… And what upholds the rest of us from being what these my reclaimed brethren once were, and what they will become again unless saving grace keeps them? What …