People look everywhere and try everything to find rest for their souls. Nothing and no one in this world can give the peace and rest they seek.
Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
When we trust Jesus by faith, our soul is given rest. When we serve Him faithfully, we find peace and rest. We can say . . . .
It Is Well With My Soul
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When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, — When sorrows like sea billows roll; — Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, — It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain:
It is well (it is well) — With my soul (with my soul), — It is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, — Let this blest assurance control, — That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, — And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! — My sin, not in part but the whole, — Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, — Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! —
And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, — The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; — The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, — Even so, it is well with my soul.
Horatio G. Spafford 1873
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