Rest In God Alone

Job 22:21 (KJV)

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace...

(NIV) Submit to God and be at peace with him...

Psalm 62:1

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone...

Philippians 4:9

Whatever you have learned...received...heard...seen - put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!

(CEV) I pray that the Lord, who gives peace, will always bless you with peace. May the Lord be with all of you.

Augustine of Hippo Confessions

You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.

J.C. Ryle Old Paths "Repentance"

We all of us have an inner man, unknown to the world, an inner man, with which our companions and friends have often no acquaintance. That inner man has a burden upon it, so long as sin is not repented of; and until that burden is taken off, that inner man has no real comfort. Can you and I be comfortable, when we are not in a right position? It is impossible. And what is a man’s true position? He is never in his right position till he has turned his back upon sin, and turned his face towards God. A man’s house is never comfortable till all things are in order. And when is the house of the inward man in order? Never, till God is king, and the world put down in the second place; never, till God is upon the throne, and sin cast down and put out of doors. You might as well expect the solar system to go on well without the sun, as expect that heart of yours to be comfortable when God is not in His place. The great account with God must be settled. The King must be upon His throne. Then, and not till then, there will be peace within.

John Flavel "The Method of Grace"

Hasten to Christ in the way of faith, and you shall find rest; and until then all the world cannot give you rest. The sooner you transact with Christ, in the way of faith, the sooner you shall be at peace and enter into his rest; for those that believe do now enter into rest. You may labor and strive, look this way and that, but all in vain; Christ and peace come together. No sooner do you come to him, and roll your burden on him, receive him as he offers himself; but the soul feels itself eased on a sudden; "being justified by faith, we have peace with God", Romans 5:1.

Isaac Watts - "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need", Psalm 23

The Choir of Washington National Cathedral

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUvxPGxZt-s

My Shepherd, you supply my need,

most holy is your name;

in pastures fresh you make me feed,

beside the living stream.

You bring my wand'ring spirit back.

when I forsake your ways;

you lead me, for your mercy's sake,

in paths of truth and grace.

When through the shades of death I walk,

your presence is my stay;

one word of your supporting breath

drives all my fears away.

Your hand in sight of all my foes,

does still my table spread;

my cup with Blessings overflows,

your oil anoints my head.

Your sure provisions gracious God

attend me all my days;

oh, may your house be my abode,

and all my work be praise.

Here would I find a settled rest,

while others go and come;

no more a stranger, nor a guest,

but like a child at home.