The Promises of God's Rest for Our Troubled Souls

This Sunday morning, we had a blessed discussion of God's Rest for our Troubled Souls. Here are some of the many promises that God gives to us, promises we can claim, promises that will sustain us during difficult times. I hope they are a blessing...
* Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. (Exodus 14:13-14)
* My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. (Exodus 33:14)
* It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8)
* Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9)
* Your troubles will go away like water beneath a bridge. (Job 11:16)
* I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8)
* The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. (Psalm 9:9-10)
* I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. (Psalm 16:8)
* You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Psalm 16:11)
* The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet I will be confident. (Psalm 27: 1, 3)
* You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. (Psalm 32:7-8)
* The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all. (Psalm 34:18-19)
* Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. (Psalm 42: 5,8)
* God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. (Psalm 46:1-3)
* My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. (Psalm 62:1-2)
* Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. (Psalm 71:20)
* When I said, My foot is slipping, your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul. (94:18-19)
* Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace—because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock. (Isaiah 26: 3-4)
* Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even the young grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:28-31)
* So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10)
* Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27)
* My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
* We can say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?' (Hebrews 13:6)
* Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you…And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you. (1 Peter 5: 7-10)
* And then there’s Matthew 11:28, where Jesus said, Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.