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  A MAN OF REST . . . HE SHALL BUILD.
  by F.B. Meyer
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Summary: To build lasting structures, we must become men and women of
rest, trusting in God's working and surrendering to His will.

Topics: "Surrender to God's Will", "Rest in God"
Scripture References: 1 Chronicles 22:9

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F.B. Meyer emphasizes that true builders of lasting structures are those
who find rest in God, as exemplified by Solomon's construction of the
Temple rather than David's. He highlights the importance of having a
profound conviction that God is actively working in the world, which
brings peace even in tumultuous times. Meyer calls for complete
surrender to God's will, acknowledging that this may require the
destruction of our fleshly desires. He reassures believers that God
works within us to fulfill His good purposes, encouraging a life free
from hurry and anxiety. Ultimately, by yielding to God, we can build
with lasting significance.

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A man of rest . . . he shall build. 1 Chron. xxii. 9, 10.

THE men of rest are the builders of the most lasting structures. Solomon
builds the Temple, not David. Mary's deed of anointing, learnt in much
sitting at the Lord's feet, fills the world with its aroma. What is
needed to make us men and women of rest?

First, a profound conviction that God is working. ‑‑ Never
despair of the world, said the late Mrs. Beecher Stowe, when you
remember what God did with slavery: the best possible must happen. This
serene faith, that all things are working out for the best
‑‑ the best to God, the best to man ‑‑ and that
God is at the heart of all, will calm and still us in the most feverish
days. There is a strong and an experienced Hand on the helm.

Next, an entire surrender to his will. ‑‑ God's will is
certain to mean the destruction of the flesh, in whatever form He finds
it; but it is our part to yield to Him; to will his will even to the
cross; to follow our leader Christ in this, that He yielded Himself
without reserve to execute his Father's purpose.

Thirdly, a certain knowledge that He is working within to will and do of
his good pIeasure. ‑‑ what a blessed peace possesses us when
once we realize that we are not called on to originate or initiate, nor
to make great far‑reaching plans and try to execute them; but just
to believe that God is prepared to work through our hands, speak by our
life, dwell in our bodies, and fulfil in us the good purposes of his
will. Be full of God's rest. Let there be no hurry, precipitation, or
fret; yield to God's hands, that He may mould thee: hush thy quickly
throbbing pulse! So shalt thou build to good and lasting purpose.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/fb-meyer/a-man-of-rest-he-shall-build/
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