Dickson, D. D.)Waiting on GodD. Luther changed the course of the centuries by faith. WHAT IS MEANT BY WAITING UPON THE LORD? L. Wiseman, B. A. At a certain junction the train by which I was travelling was divided into two parts. WHAT IS IMPLIED IN WAITING UPON GOD?1. I remember a sunset at sea, where the bosom of each wavelet that fronted the west was aglow with fiery gold, and the back of each turned eastward was cold green; so that, looking on the one hand all was glory, and on the other Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureSalvation Published from the MountainsO Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid: say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! But once we understand that it is God that must work it in us, then I understand that my highest passivity will be my highest activity, for when I give myself entirely away to God, God can work in me, and then I will work as they that wait upon the Lord."1. )Recuperative powerF. It is the daily walk along the beaten path that reveals the depth and sincerity of our religion. He flies in company with the sun. )The strength of believers, and the renewing of itW. But in time the eye becomes dim, and the subtle beauties of a fine painting cannot be seen; the ear becomes dull, and the sweetest music charms no more. "So I saw in my dream that he went from running to going, and from going to scrambling on his hands and knees, because of the steepness of the place." The truth lies the other way! It is a religion of conscience, and not a mere effervescence of pious emotion. That increased communications of Divine grace shall be made to them.III. "Wilt thou not revive us, O Lord?" What a grand triumphal ode! 1. 1The Withering Work of the SpiritTHE passage in Isaiah which I have just read in your hearing may be used as a very eloquent description of our mortality, and if a sermon should be preached from it upon the frailty of human nature, the brevity of life, and the certainty of death, no one could dispute the appropriateness of the text. Walking is less than running, and fainting is more than weariness. They do not know by experience the blessings of communion, and therefore these outward aids in public worship are of little use to them. You see the eagle mounting up by a power that God has given it. Why not logically carry the idea further, and say that standing still is the sublimest consummation of the Divine life in many Even so. It has already conquered half the world, and controls the whole. 6. L. Wiseman, B. A.Mount up with wings as eagles, run, walk. "Waiting on the Lord" by prayer has the same effect on them that it has on an empty bucket to set it under a rain-spout. Tymms. We are rich and strong, not by the things which we possess, but by the amount of true manhood which is developed in us. THE HIGHEST STRENGTH IS DERIVED FROM THE HIGHEST SERVICE.1. Who can measure the unfailing strength which inspires the Christian when he feels that he is safe in the threefold grasp of the Triune God?II. A good Christian performs good duties with some life and fervour in them.2. If called upon to act a public part, he will seek to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, that thus, while serving the Master, his own character may continually grow. Among all the doctrines of our holy Christian faith, the doctrine of Justification by Faith alone, stands most prominent. It means prayer much more than an occasional supplication, however real; it means persistent, persevering, continual prayer; it means an abiding attitude of trustful dependence upon God; it means all that is wrapped up in those beautiful words, "Oh, rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him"; it means trust in the Lord and do good; it means trust in the Lord at all times, for with Him is everlasting strength, and have no confidence in self.2. The prophet's imagery is startling, and some critics would presume to call his figures somewhat mixed; but the thought conveyed is clear. Though it seems tiny, it is real fire, and it can set the world ablaze. It is like a river or a stream always passing away, and yet the power is always present; the power moving the mill-wheel, not by jerks, but by a continuous stream, always passing away, and yet ever flowing in; one measure of strength succeeding that which has been expended. The fact is, men are led to think they are going to conquer the whole land in five minutes, and imagine they are going to realise their ideal before they are five-and-twenty; and when they find that the nearer they ought to be getting to their ideal the farther it recedes into the distance, they are discouraged, and, out of sheer despair of ever reaching their ideal, they give it up, and laugh at those who try to pursue it. By a sudden impetus or effort. )Standing stillJ. Instead of this natural, and moral, and customary strength, they shall have a supernatural and spiritual given unto them. You must cultivate that habit. Thomas, D. D.There are three blessings suggested as consequent upon this waiting I. Among all the names that reveal God, this, the "God of all comfort," seems to me one of the loveliest and the most absolutely comforting. Ramsay.Nothing can give a better conception of the strength and the weakness of human nature, than by comparing what man has done in subduing the material powers by which God has surrounded him, and in providing for his own temporal comfort, and his utter helplessness in those things which relate to the life of the soul. Then I have a question to ask. Do not all the influences which go to make up the ever-teeming society? But we have good reason to believe that the prophet drew his imagery from familiar objects in the land of exile. (3) The afflictions of others, and the scandal of the Cross (Ephesians 3:13). 5 Then at thy feet Isaac WattsHymns and Spiritual SongsAt RestGerhard Ter Steegen Is. We traverse the solid unromantic ground of principle, while the ghost of many a shattered illusion haunts our path. Waiting, in the Scriptures, sometimes includes the idea which we affix to it in common life; namely, that of attendance or service.II. What did your man of the natural order stop running for? Once more, the Christian is prompted to strenuous and persevering action by the appeal made to his desires. The whole soul gets strength by such exercise. "THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES." Then I repaired to one of the tonic springs and "waited" on its bubbling waters, trusting them and taking them into my system. In vain all my lonely musing, in vain all my bustle in the kingdom of Christ, if consistency of daily life does not accompany the whole. Some carriages standing on the middle line of rails were to be attached to our train. Waiting, in the Scriptures, sometimes includes the idea which we affix to it in common life; namely, that of attendance or service.II. 31. Yet, further, there is a waiting on the Lord which is neither prayer nor praise, but silent and serene contemplation, when the mind muses upon His wondrous works and ponders over the stupendous fact that the infinite and eternal God can and will and does come near to the soul of His finite and imperfect creature man, and permits the ineffable solace and privilege of communion with Himself.3. xl. But there is one doctrine that is never out of season, Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. His power is vast and unbounded, and nothing is too hard for Him. We all, therefore, belong to it in one sense or another, and cannot pass out of it.(W. THE INTERESTING EFFECTS OF ITS BRING SO RENOVATED OR INCREASED. A. A. There is a type of soul which soars like the eagle, its daring eye not flinching from the dazzling sun itself but drawn by it higher and higher with steadfast gaze till it is lost to sight of those on earth below. He receives strength to confess his sins to the God of truth from the hope of pardon founded on God's merciful promise.2. C. WHAT BENEFITS AND AIDS THEY RECEIVE WHO WAIT UPON THE LORD. They are said, in our text, "to mount up on wings as eagles." In so far as the spiritual life is one, it is a life in God. Whatever it be in their power to do, that power will be increased and their strength renewed by waiting upon God. "They Shall Mount up with Wings" (Isa. Is thy walk less with God, thy frame less heavenly? It seemed impossible that these few exiles could escape from those nations, and go back to their own land and restore their institutions, but they did. Tymms. L. Wiseman, B. A.But is the prophet translated rightly? This morning I want to show you how to live life to the . T he particulars of the great "mystery of godliness," as enumerated by the Apostle Paul, constitute the grand and inexhaustible theme of the Gospel ministry, "God manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on, The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD , make straight in the desert a high-way for our God. )Standing stillJ. --ISAIAH xl. And then we come to the quiet, steady, persistent "walk." When by faith the regenerated soul draws near to God, the earth appears to recede; all its objects are seen to be diminutive; and the realities of the heavenly state are perceived, and operate with power on the susceptible mind. He stopped running because he was tired. )Mounting up; running; walkingF. "Waiting on the Lord" by prayer has the same effect on them that it has on an empty bucket to set it under a rain-spout. M. Donaldson, D. D.No man is as strong as he desires to be. There is the strength of civility and moral principles. They do not know by experience the blessings of communion, and therefore these outward aids in public worship are of little use to them. What is the highest service? The Bible speaks about waiting patiently, and also about waiting quietly. WHEREIN CONSISTS THE STRENGTH SPOKEN OF BY THE PROPHET?1. As near as I can judge, this continued about an hour; and kept me the greater part of the time in a flood of tears and weeping aloud.. Sweet childhood of eternal life! The "walking" is the most important part after all. But there is one doctrine that is never out of season, Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. But who is not weary, sometimes, in well-doing! Is this the same as saying that we shall have the power of steady perseverance, of patient endurance under protracted trial? )The waiting Christian strengthenedH. It puts forth its utmost strength in rising towards its Source when the Christian enters into fellowship with the Father and the Son.1. And his incomparableness26. In so far as the spiritual life is one, it is a life in God. THE HIGHEST STRENGTH IS DEVELOPED IN THE HIGHEST ACTIVITY. They wait on God, asking counsel, seeking strength, and imploring pardon and peace. And let us take Him to be our continual joy, whose heart is a fountain of blessedness, and who Rev. But the ordinary homely duty of the work-day world the monotonous path which must be daily trod, this indeed requires the most abiding patience. THIS STRENGTH REQUIRES TO BE RENEWED. And his incomparableness26. sermon title: "waiting on the lordd in times of crisis! And his incomparableness26. Reviving Grace. It is a power that is not your own, a power that comes from no earthly source, a supernatural power, power from on high which the prophet is here offering.(F. To wait upon Him implies a practical recognition of His existence, personal superintendence, and absolute authority. Let us, therefore, see what there is in reserve for us in the large world into which Isaiah is prepared to conduct us We are at once made aware of its vastness, to the expanding and refreshing of our spirits, for we are brought face to face with God in all the majesty of His perfections: the infinite Greatness, to which the nations are as the small dust of the balance. "Run without weariness."3. If we have failed, or have been foiled, God will put us on our feet again. It is precisely because he is not tired that the man of God does not stop. The way of public ordinances.2. Because they are imperfect.3. Horton, D. D.)Strength for strengthT. But when the Holy Spirit enters into any man, his thoughts and affections are raised to those things which are above. The soul of fallen man naturally grovels on the earth; his face instead of being raised to heaven, is prone toward the ground. "The joy of the Lord is your strength. But when the Holy Spirit enters into any man, his thoughts and affections are raised to those things which are above. If I am to run and walk I must be in close communion with God; I must. The wall of Jerusalem, of the second temple, would never have been built but for men like Nehemiah and Haggai, men who had their times of fear and depression and weakness, hut who went to God and came back not only strengthened themselves, but able to strengthen their brethren, so that the great work was done. This is the religion of the Bible: is it not a noble thing? In rapturous contemplation of the things of God. But the prophet has a deeper thought than this. A. Anderson. But the period comes when these youthful impulsions give place to the more restrained and disciplined energies of life, like those of the runner who has trained himself to maintain his pace, and to maintain it by not exceeding it.
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