Character of Jesus

The Sweetest Words in the Bible

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…I will… – Isaiah 41:14

Oh, the “wills” and the “shalls:” they are the sweetest words in the Bible. “I will help thee.” When God says “I will,” there is something in it, brethren. The will of God started worlds into existence; the will of God made nature leap from chaos; the will of God sustains all worlds, “bears the earth’s huge pillars up,” and establishes creation. It is God’s “I will.” He lets the world live; they live on the “will” of God; and if He willed that they should die, they must sink as the bubble into the breaker, when its moment has arrived. And if the “will” of God is so strong as that, may we not lay a great stress upon it here-“I will help thee? There is no doubt about it. I do not say I may help thee peradventure. No; I will. I do not say that possibly I may be persuaded to help thee. No; I voluntarily will to help thee. ‘I will help thee.’ I do not say that, in any probability, ninety-nine chances out of a hundred, it is likely I may help thee. No; but without allowing any peradventure, or so much as a jot or tittle of hap or hazard, I will.” Now, is there not strength in that? Indeed, my brethren, this is enough to cheer any man’s spirit, however much he may be cast down, if God the Holy Spirit does but breathe upon the text, and let its spices flow abroad into our poor souls, “Fear not, I will help thee.”

And now ought not we who love the Saviour let our eyes run with tears, and say, “O Thou blest Redeemer! Thou needst not tell us Thou wilt help us, for we know Thou wilt. Oh do not suppose that we doubt Thee so much as to want to be told of it again; we know Thou will help us; we are sure of it; Thy former love, Thine ancient love, the love of Thine espousals, Thy deeds of kindness, Thine everlasting drawings, all these declare that Thou never canst forsake us.” No, no; “I will help thee.” ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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“Unbelief! wilt thou doubt Jehovah?”

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Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. – Isaiah 41:14

“In the mouth of two or three witnesses surely the whole shall be established.”

“Blind unbelief is sure to err.”

Now begin. “I will help thee;” lay a stress on that word. If you read it so, there is one blow at your unbelief. “I will help thee,” saith the Redeemer. “Others may not, but I have loved thee with an everlasting love, and by the bands of My lovingkindness have I drawn thee. ‘I will help thee, though the earth forsake thee; though thy father and thy mother forsake thee, I will take thee up. Wilt thou doubt Me? I have proved My love to thee. Behold this gash, this spear thrust in my side. Look hither at My hands: wilt thou but believe Me? ‘ ‘Tis I.’ I said that on the waters, and I said to My people, ‘Be not afraid; it is I.’ I say to thee, now thou art on the waters, ‘ Be not afraid; I will help thee.’ Sure thou needst not fear that I shall ever forget thee. ‘Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.’ ‘I have graven thee on My hands; thy walls are ever before Me.’ ‘I will help thee.'” ” O my Lord, I have ungratefully doubted Thy promise many a time; but methinks, if I could see thee in all Thy woe and sorrow for me, if I could hear Thee say, “I will help thee,” I should cast myself at Thy feet, and say, “Lord, I believe, help mine unbelief.” But though He is not here to speak it, though the lips that utter it are but the lips of man, remember that He speaks through His word, as truly as if He spoke Himself…  “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? Why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him; for the Redeemer says, I will help thee,” and if He saith “I will help thee,” who can doubt Him? Who dare distrust Him?~ C.H.Spurgeon

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A Peculiar Blessedness

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Fear not, thou worm Jacob… and thy Redeemer… – Isaiah 41:14

Did you never notice that a promise always seems all the sweeter for having Jesus in it? All the promises are yea and amen in Him; but when a promise mentions the name of the Redeemer, it imparts a peculiar blessedness to it… The grace of God the Trinity, shining through the man Christ Jesus, becomes a mellow, soft light, so that mortal eye can bear it. My God, I could not drink from Thy well, if Thou hadst not put there the earthen pitcher of my Saviour; but with Him living waters from Thy sacred well I draw…  Christ Jesus cast into the river of God, makes all the streams more sweet; and when the believer sees God in the person of the Saviour, he then sees the God whom he can love, and to whom with boldness he can approach. Surely I love this promise all the better, because I think I see my Saviour, with His hand all bleeding, stamping His hand upon it, and saying, “And thy Redeemer,” and there is the blood mark left upon the promise. It does seem to me as if when God uttered that promise to the poor worm Jacob, Jesus Christ could not be still. He heard His Father say, “Fear not, worm Jacob;” and He saw the poor worm, with his head on one side, with his eyes all flowing with tears, with his heart palpitating with terror, and his arms folded in dismay; and when His Father had said, “Fear not,” He stepped from behind, and whispered in a voice more soft than the voice of His Father, “Fear not, worm Jacob, it is God that speaks;” and then the soft voice says, “And it is thy Redeemer that speaks too.” He says, “Fear not.” He who loves thee, who knows thee, who has felt what thou feelest, who has passed through the woes which thou art now enduring- He who is thy Kinsman and thy Brother, He also says “Fear not, worm Jacob.” Oh, it is sweet, it is precious to look upon that word, as spoken by our Redeemer.~ C.H. Spurgeon

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These Three Will Help Thee

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“Fear not… I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”- Isaiah 41:14

Hear Jehovah, the everlasting Father, saying, “I will help them.” “Mine are the ages: before the ages began, when there were no worlds, when nought had been created, from everlasting I am thy God. I am the God of election, the God of the decree, the God of the covenant; by My strength I did set fast the mountains, by My skill I laid the pillars of the earth; and the beams of the firmament of heaven; I spread out the skies as a curtain, and as a tent for man to dwell in; I, the Lord, made all these things. ‘I will help thee.'” Then comes Jehovah the Son. “And I, also, am thy Redeemer, I am eternal; My name is wisdom. I was with God, when there were no depths, before He had digged the rivers, I was there as one brought up with Him. I am Jesus, the God of ages; I am Jesus, the man of sorrows; ‘ I am He that liveth and was dead, I am alive for evermore.’ I am the High Priest of your profession, the Intercessor before the throne, the Representative of My people. I have power with God. ‘I will help thee.'” Poor worm, thy Redeemer vows to help thee; by His bleeding hands He covenants to give thee aid. And then in comes the Holy Spirit. “And I,” saith the Spirit, “am also God-not an influence, but a person -I, eternal and everlasting, co-existent with the Father and the Son-I, who did brood over chaos, when as yet the world was not brought into form and fashion, and did sow the earth with the seeds of life when I did brood over it,-I, that brought again from the dead your Lord Jesus Christ, the Shepherd of the sheep, who am the Eternal Spirit, by whose power the Lord Jesus did arise from the thraldom of His tomb -I, by whom souls are quickened, by whom the elect are called out of darkness into light-I, who have the power to maintain My children and preserve them to the end-‘I will help thee.'”

Stand up, Christian, in this thy might Jehovah Father, Jehovah Jesus, Jehovah Spirit,-these are with thee to help thee. ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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The Quietest, Happiest People

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“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” – John 14:27

Ah, dear hearts! if Christ has saved you, you have the best reason in all the world for being the quietest, happiest people who ever lived. One said, one day, to a person who had spoken of his salvation in tones of assurance, “You ought to be the happiest man that lives;” and he answered, “So I am.” It was well known that he was very poor, that he did not know where he would get a second coat to his back; but, then, he thought that he did not want a second coat till he had worn out the first one. They said that he did not know where he would get his next breakfast; but he had had his supper, so he was quite content to wait till God should give him his breakfast. He had such simple faith in God that, though he was so very poor, yet he said he was the happiest man in all the world. Go in for that, beloved, for surely you have a right to it if you are a believer in Jesus. Your greatest sorrows are over, your heaviest burdens Christ has carried; the most terrible disaster that could ever happen to you has been averted by Him; the most fearful calamity that you once had cause to dread can never come to you. You are an heir of God, and a joint heir with Jesus Christ. You shall have all you really need in this life, and you shall have the heaven of God in the life to come. The supreme act of God, by which He blesses eternally, has been performed upon you already. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have all united to bless you; and the covenant of peace is signed, and sealed, and ratified, and you must and shall conquer at the last. So, “Let not your heart be troubled; neither let it be afraid;” but say to yourself,–

“All that remains for me
Is but to love and sing,
And wait until the angels come
To bear me to the King.”

God bless you, for Christ’s sake! Amen. ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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My Heart is Resting, O My God!

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But the fruit of the Spirit is …peace… – Galatians 5:22

“Go in peace.” – Luke 7:50

This peace within your heart is the blessed fruit of the Spirit of peace. Where the Spirit of God is, there must be peace, for He is the Sacred Dove. The fruit of the Spirit within us should be “quietness and assurance for ever.” Do not despise this priceless boon of peace; but, as saved souls, covet more and more of it. Do you know what I mean by talking thus to you? Suppose you are thinking to yourself, “Alas! I am going home to an ungodly husband;” never mind, dear wife, “go in peace.” “Oh, but! to-morrow, I have to go out among ungodly men.” Never mind; “go in peace.” Do not go among them disturbed and fluttered, but sing to yourself softly,-

“My heart is resting, O my God!”

“Go in peace.” Perhaps you are going to the sick-bed of one of your dearest friends. Possibly, there is one at home, who is so depressed in spirit as to depress you too. Never mind; “go in peace.” It will strengthen you to have your own heart at peace. I remember once seeing an accident on a hill. I feared that a man had broken his leg, and I know that someone ran to fetch a doctor, and when he came, to my surprise, he walked coolly up to where the man was. If I had been sent for, I should have ran myself out of breath to get to the poor man; and when I reached him, I should have been all of a tremble, and should not have been able to do anything properly. But when the doctor heard that there was a man with his leg broken, he walked quietly to the spot, and the result was that he was able to do his work properly. Our Lord Jesus Christ was never in a hurry. It is marvellous to contemplate the leisure of the greatest Worker who ever lived. He always moved along with a holy calm and quiet dignity, and He therefore did everything well. Do you likewise; “go in peace,” for it shall be your strength. Sometimes, your strength is to sit still; and, always, the joy of the Lord shall be your strength.  ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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Our Continual Portion of Peace

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“Go in peace.” – Luke 7:50

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” – John 14:27

Beloved friends, as you go to your families, as you go through life, as you go into eternity, I pray you to “go in peace.” It is heaven begun below to possess “the peace Of God, which passeth all understanding.” Peace should be the continual portion of all believers. This is what the angels sang when our Lord Jesus appeared on earth, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill to-ward men.” And as it was at tho beginning of Our Saviour’s life, so it was at the end, for this was our Lord’s legacy to all His disciples, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you.” That which gives one of His titles even to God Himself-for He is called “the God of peace,”-should be very precious to your soul.

Peace is the fit result of what the Saviour has done for you. Has He forgiven you? Then you have peace. Has He saved you? Oh, then, feel an inward peace which none can take from you! Did He die for you? Then you can never die, in the full meaning of the word, so be at rest about that matter. Has He risen for you? Then, because He lives, you shall live also; so, let not your heart be troubled, but be at peace. Will He come again to receive you unto Himself? Oh, then, let your peace be like a river flowing from the very throne of God! ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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