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  REST IN THE LORD, AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR HIM
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: To experience true rest and peace, we must learn to be in
harmony with God's will and trust in Him.

Topics: "Rest in God", "Trust and Patience"
Scripture References: Psalm 119:165, Isaiah 26:3, Matthew 11:28, Mark 6:31, Philippians 4:7

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes the importance of resting in the Lord and
waiting patiently for Him, drawing from Mark 6:31 where Jesus invites
His disciples to retreat and find rest. He explains that true rest comes
from being in harmony with God's will and trusting in Him, as
highlighted in Psalms 119:165 and Isaiah 26:3. Simpson encourages
believers to embrace stillness, suggesting that stopping all thought can
be a powerful way to counteract distractions and find peace amidst
turmoil. He asserts that by being still, we open ourselves to receive
God's peace, which surpasses all understanding.

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The Gospel of Mark, which is the gospel of service, contains a very
suggestive thought. We hear the Master saying to His disciples, Come ye
apart into a desert place, and rest a while (Mark 6:31). It is possible
to possess an energy that may be tireless and ceaseless, and yet still
as the ocean's depth. It is possible to know the peace of God which
passes all understanding. The two deepest secrets of rest are to be in
harmony with the will of God and to trust. Great peace have they that
love thy law (Psalm 119:165), expresses the first. Thou wilt keep him in
perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee
(Isaiah 26:3), describes the second.

There is much involved in learning to "stay." Sometimes we forget that
it literally means to stop.

It is a great blessing even to stop all thought. Often, the only way to
counter the devil's whirlwind of irritating questions and thoughts is to
be absolutely still, to refuse even to think and to meet his evil voice
with a simple and everlasting No! If we will be still, God will give us
peace.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/rest-in-the-lord-and-wait-patiently-for-him/
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