REST
FOR THE SOUL
BUTTER
“Let
the beloved of the Lord rest
secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his
shoulders.” Deuteronomy 33:12 (NIV)
8 I have
set the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad and
my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure. Psalms 16:8-9 (NIV)
1 My
soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. 2 He alone is my rock and my
salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalms 62:1-2 (NIV)
5 Find
rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. 6 He alone is my rock and my
salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. Psalms 62:5-6 (NIV)
22 May
your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord,
even as we put our hope in you. Psalms
33:22 (NIV)
15 This
is what the Sovereign Lord, the
Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in
quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)
16 This
is what the Lord says: “Stand at
the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is,
and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will
not walk in it.’” Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)
17 The
fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be
quietness and confidence forever. 18 My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in
secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.
Isaiah 32:17-18 (NIV)
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to
you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be
afraid. John 14:27 (NIV)
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and
humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my
yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew
11:28-30 (NIV)
BUTTER
“To
every toiling, heavy-laden sinner, Jesus says, ‘Come to me and rest’. But there are many toiling, heavy-laden
believers, too. For them this same
invitation is meant. Note well the words of Jesus, if you are heavy-laden with your
service, and do not mistake it. It is not, ‘Go, labor on,’ as perhaps you
imagine. On the contrary, it is stop, turn back, ‘Come to me and rest.’ Never, never did Christ send a heavy laden
one to work; never, never did He send a hungry one, a weary one, a sick or
sorrowing one, away on any service. For such the Bible only says, ‘Come, come,
come.’” Hudson Taylor
“We
shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our
feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the
soul. If we would at once overcome Satan
and have peace with God, it must be by ‘looking unto Jesus’. Keep thine eye simply on Him; let His death,
His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy
mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to Him; when thou liest down at
night look to Him. Oh! Let not thy hopes or fears come between thee
and Jesus; follow
hard after Him, and He will never fail thee.”
C. H. Spurgeon
“In Christ the
heart of the Father is revealed, and higher comfort there cannot be than to
rest in the Father’s heart.” Andrew Murray
“Never be in a
hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inward peace for anything
whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Commend all to God, and then lie still and be
at rest in His bosom. Whatever happens,
abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God……Maintain a holy
simplicity of mind, and do not smother yourself with a host of cares, wishes,
or longings, under any pretext.” St.
Francis de Sales
“Thou
hast made us for Thyself, and the heart of man is restless until it finds its
rest in Thee.” Augustine
“When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When
sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well, with my soul.”
Hotatio G. Spafford
HEART SAVOR
· My soul can find rest
in God alone – He is my soul silence with complete calmness.
· Jesus gives a peace
that is not like the world’s peace – He alone can fully satisfy.
· Jesus will never fail
you.
