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  NOW THE LORD MY GOD HATH GIVEN ME
  by F.B. Meyer
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Summary: God's rest and protection allow us to experience perfect peace
and lead to great work and action in times of crisis.

Topics: "Trust in God", "Divine Rest"
Scripture References: 1 Kings 5:4, Psalm 91:1, Isaiah 26:3, Philippians 4:7

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F.B. Meyer emphasizes that God is the source of true rest, surrounding
us with His protective care, much like a fortified city. He contrasts
the chaos of external conflicts with the inner peace that comes from
trusting in God, illustrating that true strength lies in the ability to
remain calm and focused amidst turmoil. Meyer encourages believers to
seek this divine rest, which empowers them to undertake significant work
for God, as seen in the lives of Solomon and Mary. He asserts that the
quiet and patient hearts are often the most powerful, capable of great
actions when the time comes.

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Now the Lord my God hath given me

rest on every side. 1 Kings v. 4.

GOD is the Rest‑Giver, When He surrounds us on every side with his
protecting care, so that our life resembles one of the cities of the
Netherlands in the great war ‑‑ inaccessible to the foe
because surrounded by the waters of the sea, admitted through the sluice
‑‑ then neither adversary nor evil occurrent can break in,
and we are kept in perfect peace, our minds being stayed on God.

"Hidden in the hollow of his blessed hand,

Never foe can enter, never traitor stand.

Have you experienced the rest which comes by putting God round about
you, on every side ‑‑ like the light which burns brightly on
a windy night because surrounded by its four panes of clear glass! Ah!
what a contrast between the third and fourth verse: Wars on every side;
Rest on every side. And yet the two are compatible, because the wars
expend themselves on God, as the waves on the shingle; and there are far
reaches of rest within, like orchards and meadows and
pasture‑lands beyond the reach of the devastating water.

Out of such rest should come the best work. We are not surprised to find
Solomon announcing his purpose to build a house unto the name of the
Lord. Mary, who sat at the feet of Jesus, anointed Him. Out of quiet
hearts arise the greatest resolves; just as from the seclusion of
country hamlets have come the greatest warriors, statesmen, and
patriots. Men think, foolishly, that the active, ever‑moving souls
are the strongest. It is not so, however. They expend themselves before
the day of trial comes. Give me those who have the power to restrain
themselves and wait; these are they that can act with the greatest
momentum in the hour of crisis.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/fb-meyer/now-the-lord-my-god-hath-given-me/
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