Resting

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

and God completeth by the seventh day His work which He hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made.

there doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God, — read the full passage →

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

And the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!

My help <FI>is<Fi> from Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth, — read the full passage →

for ye have not come in hitherto unto the rest, and unto the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee; — read the full passage →

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

`Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide <FI>is<Fi> the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it; — read the full passage →

In that day it is said to Jerusalem, `Fear not, O Zion, let not thy hands be feeble. — read the full passage →

Rested on him hath the Spirit of Jehovah, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually, — read the full passage →

Many <FI>are<Fi> the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.

Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you. — read the full passage →

and he standeth and blesseth all the assembly of Israel <FI>with<Fi> a loud voice, saying, — read the full passage →

The salt <FI>is<Fi> good, but if the salt may become saltless, in what will ye season <FI>it<Fi> ? Have in yourselves salt, and have peace in one another.'

`Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing? — read the full passage →

`Happy the poor in spirit--because theirs is the reign of the heavens. — read the full passage →

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope. — read the full passage →

`On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves, — read the full passage →

`Ye do not say, A confederacy, To all to whom this people saith, A confederacy, And its fear ye do not fear, Nor declare fearful. — read the full passage →

Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat. — read the full passage →

A tower of strength <FI>is<Fi> the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

O the happiness of a man <FI>who<Fi> hath found wisdom, And of a man <FI>who<Fi> bringeth forth understanding. — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together! — read the full passage →

Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts. — read the full passage →

From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path! — read the full passage →

For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him. — read the full passage →

For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not. — read the full passage →

Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys <FI>is<Fi> with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!

`Lo, a son is born to thee; he is a man of rest, and I have given rest to him from all his enemies round about, for Solomon is his name, and peace and quietness I give unto Israel in his days;

And Moses calleth for Joshua, and saith unto him before the eyes of all Israel, `Be strong and courageous, for thou--thou dost go in with this people unto the land which Jehovah hath sworn to their fathers to give to them, and thou--thou dost cause them to inherit it; — read the full passage →

and Jehovah bringeth us out from Egypt, by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great fear, and by signs, and by wonders, — read the full passage →

`See, I am setting before you to-day a blessing and a reviling: — read the full passage →

`And it hath been, because ye hear these judgments, and have kept, and done them, that Jehovah thy God hath kept to thee the covenant and the kindness which He hath sworn to thy fathers, — read the full passage →

and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, `Lo, the tabernacle of God <FI>is<Fi> with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them--their God, — read the full passage →

And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying, — read the full passage →

and this is the testimony, that life age-during did God give to us, and this--the life--is in His Son; — read the full passage →

be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time, — read the full passage →

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: -- — read the full passage →

wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, Always do they go astray in heart, and these have not known My ways; — read the full passage →

Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death--that is, the devil-- — read the full passage →

and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear — read the full passage →

For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God that is in thee through the putting on of my hands, — read the full passage →

and may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord <FI>is<Fi> with you all!

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

So then also in the present time a remnant according to the choice of grace there hath been; — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

when, therefore, Jesus received the vinegar, he said, `It hath been finished;' and having bowed the head, gave up the spirit.

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.'

`Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe; — read the full passage →

he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'

Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands. — read the full passage →

For the mountains depart, and the hills remove, And My kindness from thee departeth not, And the covenant of My peace removeth not, Said hath thy loving one--Jehovah.

And now, thus said Jehovah, Thy Creator, O Jacob, and thy Fashioner, O Israel, Be not afraid, for I have redeemed thee, I have called on thy name--thou <FI>art<Fi> Mine. — read the full passage →

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

Near <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy <FI>are ye<Fi> ! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

`Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me; — read the full passage →

and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house; — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches, — read the full passage →

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short, — read the full passage →