It pleases God, also, to employ the companionship of friends and neighbours in developing men in the direction of their higher manhood. Thine Arms, to whom I turn and cling With thirsting soul that longs for Thee; (LUKE 1.) Among all the doctrines of our holy Christian faith, the doctrine of Justification by Faith alone, stands most prominent. Rare landscape.5. Thine Arms, to whom I turn and cling With thirsting soul that longs for Thee; Frances BevanHymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and OthersHis Schools and Schoolmasters. "He shall mount up." Holy gratitude is a wing that will bear the soul aloft to its Benefactor.2. The most vigorous pinion will never reach the sun, but yet it may reach so high that earth-bound creatures shall fail to track its flight, and lose it in the glare of the excellent glory.2. Men who live far from God are apt to grow sick and weary of the humdrum monotony of their daily life, especially if they have to bear some continuous burden from which they see little hope of escape. Thence the word came to signify patience as opposed to worry and despondency. "They that wait upon the Lord SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH." "The men of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light." Wesley fashioned modern England by faith. THIS STRENGTH REQUIRES TO BE RENEWED.1. And God, in His omnipotence and faithfulness, is willing to work in my heart every moment of the day.2. This is a mounting up on wings, as compared with which the rest are but running and walking. Thank God for the flying stage while it lasts, for we do get visions in those flights that abide with us long after our wings have dropped off, and we have learned that the ether is not our element; visions whose memory helps to cheer us as hereafter we trudge along the monotonous and dusty ways of life's hard routine. 13. The world expects it of me; Christ demands it of me. How shall we avoid it? When you go into your closet for your morning devotions, do not, as is very often done, read the Bible and think about it and pray about it, and then get up and go. Thomas, D. D.)The highest strength derived from the highest serviceD. V. Evidently the prophet uses it as representing an act of devotion, looking to God for help in the time of need. "THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH."1. 1 Father, I long, I faint to see The place of thine abode, I'd leave thy earthly courts and flee Up to thy seat, my God! Then there is the "running," that is ready obedience a mark of the true servant. WHAT A SWEET TITLE: "My people!" But when the Holy Spirit enters into any man, his thoughts and affections are raised to those things which are above. But the message of the recuperative power, that you shall mount up with wings as eagles, run and not be weary, and go on and on knowing neither weariness nor faintness, this is the word of inspiration alone. It is often found in persons of weak understanding, and in minds not highly cultivated by refined education.3. We traverse the solid unromantic ground of principle, while the ghost of many a shattered illusion haunts our path. on wings as eagles: they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. You are to wait for supplies. (3) But as only few can fly and only some can run, there are still some who can only walk. The promulgation of the Gospel3. Zeal fills the soul with courage to encounter enemies and surmount obstacles.II. like Rev. (1) The delay of answering our prayers (Luke 18:1). )The privileges of those who wait upon GodS. V. This is expressive of 1. THE CHARACTER OF THOSE CONCERNING WHOM THE DECLARATION OR PROMISE IN THE TEXT IS MADE, considered as "waiting on the Lord."1. They get filled. Yet I venture to question whether such a discourse would strike the central teaching of the prophet. Horton, D. D.is amplified by a resemblance to a threefold motion.1. There is a double kind of change to be observed.1. Isaiah 40:31: Dependent on God's Presence; TOM CONSTABLE . What cares the eagle, as he bathes his wings in the translucent gold of the upper sky, for all the turmoil, the dust, or even the murky clouds that drift far beneath him? "THEY SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY." This reputation led to his being called to the Central Church, Chicago, in which he succeeded Dr. David Swing, and where from the first he attracted audiences completely filling one of the largest auditoriums in Chicago. The eagle is a bird that soars upwards towards heaven: so is the Christian to mount upwards in holy contemplation. The universe is lit up with His glory. L. Wiseman, B. A.But is the prophet translated rightly? )PeopleIsaiah, JacobPlacesJerusalem, Lebanon, ZionTopicsEagles, Expecting, Faint, Fatigued, Gain, Grow, Mount, Pass, Pinion, Power, Raise, Renew, Run, Running, Soar, Strength, Tire, Tired, Wait, Waiting, Walk, Walking, Weariness, Weary, Wings, YetOutline1. This is not genuine strength, but real disease. "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. (LUKE 1.) This is a pace which is very requisite for the Christian. I brought but little there. If we hope for His interposition, we are to be diligent in the use of those means which He hath appointed, and to which He hath promised His blessing.II. It was the experience of its necessity and efficacy that made Luther what he was, and G. But at the last, evil is found to be in its nature only decay. In rapturous contemplation of the things of God. And let us take Him to be our continual joy, whose heart is a fountain of blessedness, and who Rev. My soul! And this is true to life" "They shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run; they shall walk." By waiting on the Lord the stream flows into its appointed bed. We are shown the infinite powers that He concealed in the heart of a solitary man of faith. I felt an ardency of soul to be what I know not otherwise how to express, emptied and annihilated; to love Edward M. BoundsThe Essentials of PrayerThe God of all Comfort"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God." "They that wait," etc. 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. Halsey.We find here the true order of experience in life.1. The eagle is a bird that soars upwards towards heaven: so is the Christian to mount upwards in holy contemplation. This doctrine was the turning point of the Reformation in the sixteenth century. It has already conquered half the world, and controls the whole. In point of honour, and that especially with God Himself. He expressly forbids any attempt to represent him by a bodily shape. If they hear of a medicinal spring far off in the mountains they hesitate not to undertake the journey, and undergo the hardships of the rugged way, that they may test the efficacy of the mineral waters. The Cherubim and Seraphim show that images are not fit to represent divine mysteries. And because the servants of God have gone awfully wrong when it has not been renewed.5. And look at that time when He has the burden of the world upon Him. This sense of entire dependence upon the grace of God will naturally express itself in prayer, and in a devout and regular use of the appointed means of grace. "Renew" means to "change your strength."1. Horton, D. D.is amplified by a resemblance to a threefold motion.1. )Strength renewed by waiting on the LordA. Halsey.We find the same idea also in the New Testament with spiritual applications. By waiting on the Lord the stream flows into its appointed bed. And his incomparableness26. Sweet childhood of eternal life! L. Wiseman, B. 1. L. Wiseman, B. Hocart. To make our religion a delight and a glory we must surely wait on the Lord with songs of gladness and joy, praising Him more for what He is, and for what He has taught us to know and believe Him to be, than for the good gifts which His bounty hath bestowed.2. "Wilt thou not revive us, O Lord?" (1) In regard of its Original, as coming from the Holy Ghost (Ephesians 3:16). And again, "I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in His word do I hope," etc. 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. It is a grand thing that there is one time in our lives when we have wings. "Oh to have watched thee through the vineyards wander, Pluck the ripe ears, and into evening roam!-- Followed, and known that in the twilight yonder Legions of angels shone about thy home!" I have often gone to Saratoga, in the heat of the early summer, quite run down, and my vitality burned out as coal gets exhausted in the bunkers of a steamer. For those of you who are very strong, always able to cope and handle every situation. to read 200-300 pages of a best-selling novel. His power is vast and unbounded, and nothing is too hard for Him. In simplicity of intention. The way of public ordinances.2. A. Another sense in which the word "waiting" occurs in Scripture is, a willingness to be directed by the person waited upon. There are many temptations to resist, and many afflictions to endure, and many duties to perform.3. "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." Of those whom he hath chosen, whom he hath purchased to himself, he saith what he saith not of others. THE IMPORT OF THE DECLARATION, that they who thus wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; or, as the words might be translated, shall be renewed in strength.1. Maybe in revolutions and bloodshed, for the wheels of God grind inexorably and small. Then intuitions become truths not fitful, nor irregular, not based upon inchoate and undigested knowledge, but constant, regular, and founded on sound judgment.(H. There must be stillness of soul, dependence, expectation.III. But we have good reason to believe that the prophet drew his imagery from familiar objects in the land of exile. All men are influenced and governed by some kind of faith; but worldly men have no true faith in things spiritual and invisible. Unclouded sunshine.III. The man lies down on his bed, and "waits." One part was taken on by the engine to the higher end of the platform, the other and hinder remained where it was. V. A. Full provision has been made to supply this need of the soul. I brought but little there. He comes down from the mount made ready, like Moses, for work in the camp at large, or in the retirement of his tent. Horton, D. D.)Waiting upon the LordJ. Walking. 1. This strength is that qualification of mind by which the followers of Christ are enabled to endure trials and bear the cross.5. Halsey. I have often gone to Saratoga, in the heat of the early summer, quite run down, and my vitality burned out as coal gets exhausted in the bunkers of a steamer. HOW ARE WE TO RENEW OUR STRENGTH? 4 [There all the heavenly hosts are seen, In shining ranks they move, And drink immortal vigour in, With wonder and with love. Men never could see the corona of the sun the red flame that surrounds that orb until the sun was eclipsed; and the corona, the light, the glory of God is seen when men are under eclipse and in darkness. Therefore He can never be puzzled with any difficulties, but must know how in every possible case to deliver the godly out of their temptations. And his incomparableness26. A TRIPLE EXPERIENCE. (c)The vehemency of desire to the thing itself which we run for. Knight, M. It is a grand thing that there is one time in our lives when we have wings. The ransomed of the Lord returned: but the return was the least good they received, and deliverance their smallest boon. In common daily duty we are to run in the ways of God's commandments; but the word is more frequently employed to denote some direct obedience to some special command. This reputation led to his being called to the Central Church, Chicago, in which he succeeded Dr. David Swing, and where from the first he attracted audiences completely filling one of the largest auditoriums in Chicago. He would exhaust his strength if he continued working. Endeavour in every possible way to cultivate this holy, humble, dependent spirit.(H. And let us take Him to be our continual joy, whose heart is a fountain of blessedness, and who Rev. (2) There are races to be run down here upon the earth, special duties to be performed, for which a man must gird himself by special effort. I can strive no more, says the tired heart. He outflies many of the petty vexations and grovelling desires that drag a worldling down into the mire. That increased communications of Divine grace shall be made to them.III. It pleases God to make the spiritual development of men depend on time-growth. And his incomparableness26. The older Jewish commentators imagined they discovered here a reference to an ancient belief that at a certain time the eagle plunged into the sea and bathed off his worn-out plumage, and that afterwards new feathers grew. Thence the word came to signify patience as opposed to worry and despondency. Then intuitions become truths not fitful, nor irregular, not based upon inchoate and undigested knowledge, but constant, regular, and founded on sound judgment.(H. In the power to endure it. They shall walk and not faint words which seem to denote consistency in common daily life. (1) The calm of a believing soul may be heightened into a kind of ecstasy. Zeal to the soul is what animal heat is to the body. (1) There are some cases and conditions, especially wherein a Christian has most need of having his strength renewed unto him; as, against a new service; against some new temptation and conflict with Satan; against some new trial and affliction. You see the progression of ideas; it is strength that has to be renewed, and it has to be renewed by God, and God gives it when we wait upon Him. What has he to trust in for the continuance of the hope that these desires shall be gratified? WE SEE WHAT THE LORD'S WAITING PEOPLE NEED. You know who wrote that, and how true to the experience of a Christian is his picture. Knight, M. A.I. )PeopleIsaiah, JacobPlacesJerusalem, Lebanon, ZionTopicsEagles, Expecting, Faint, Fatigued, Gain, Grow, Mount, Pass, Pinion, Power, Raise, Renew, Run, Running, Soar, Strength, Tire, Tired, Wait, Waiting, Walk, Walking, Weariness, Weary, Wings, YetOutline1. The tyro in cycling will go at full pelt; but only the experienced rider can walk or stand. A. And we get two clues about what it looks like when God comes, and his glory is revealed. Cooke. The energy of this life manifests itself in various ways. "THEY SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY." Spiritual strength especially consists in that exercise of faith called trust or confidence. If public worship helps you to this direct personal communion with God, I need not say you are bound to attend it; you are sure to do so of your own free will without any pressure. If a number of ships of war were sent out to sea, and were ready to start at any moment, and if the question were asked, what are they waiting for?, the answer would likely be one of two things: either that they were waiting for supplies, or waiting for orders. 3:49:51. I turn now to dwell on THE NATURAL EFFECTS OF WAITING ON THE LORD, as stated by the prophet, and vouched for by myriads of the faithful and devout in all ages.1. There is the strength of civility and moral principles. Get a renewing of this spiritual strength day by day.(T. Tymms. It is to keep looking for the answer to our prayers. And this is done commonly, in the greatest uncertainty whether the means will prove effectual.2. Let us rejoice in the Lord evermore, and again we say, rejoice. They shall "mount up," etc.(J. --ISAIAH xl. The second great thing is to know ourselves, to be willing and determined to accept what God reveals about us. "Mount up with wings as eagles, run, walk," and one might almost dare to add a fourth "stand still!"(F. Then I have a question to ask. But is not waiting for God cowardly indolence and fatalistic apathy? There is the soaring Godward, and there is the common drudgery of daily walk and conversation, the practical common life.(T. Magnetise a needle, and it becomes much more sensitive to the force of the magnet. Too soon the wings, like those of Icarus, melt, and we drop to mother earth again. The words of the text are descriptive of the state and exercises of the mind; of the feelings and aspirations of the heart in Divine worship. I may be very busy in connection with the Church of Christ and the advancement of the knowledge of Christ. Good Christians shall through God's grace grow stronger and stronger. 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. That is a very lame finish. The order, then, may be the correct one, after all not so good as a rhetorical finish, but true to life. But God is all-sufficient.(F. Cf. God seems to observe in spiritual things a similar order to that which exists in natural things. We rejoice in the earliest flower because it is the earliest, and we rejoice in the latest flower because it is the latest; but do what you will, you cannot make the aster blossom in spring. It seemed useless to pray further. And then, before you pray, sit still, and shut your eyes and say, Will God now listen to me for certain? After a brief general preface (Is. You throw a stone into the air. The despondent are unhappy and weak, and they shrink from effort; but the hopeful are joyous and strong, and they delight to put forth their strength in action. L. Wiseman, B. Tucker, B. After a brief general preface (Is. (3) In the effects, for this supernatural strength is able to do greater matters than the other can do, helping a man to deny himself, to overcome the world, to mortify lusts and corruptions, etc.2. Hence it is for these that the prophet chiefly writes. "(5) The only other ingredient of spiritual strength is zeal, zeal according to knowledge. To wait on the Lord is the drawing nigh unto Him, to pour out our wants before Him, though He knows them so well, to plead the necessities arising out of our own ignorance, waywardness, and poverty of soul, to ask for His light to shine in our darkness, to clear our minds of the mists and fogs of native prejudice and of traditional error, to make plain before us our path of duty, and to keep our feet steadfast therein, to take into His loving hands the discipline and correction of our hearts, and to make us willing to undergo it, to keep us from all vanity and lies, and from every form of subtle self-deception, so that we may ever be true to Him and to ourselves. Isaiah . 26 and 29. The stores of Divine grace provided for him are inexhaustible, and the communications of this grace imparted to him are most suitably proportioned to his need of them (Philippians 4:19).(D. These two verses set forth two widely different operations of the divine power as exercised in two sadly different fields, the starry heavens and this weary world. 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. Nor can you force things in a normal and healthy child. 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. differentism.(J. 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. 13. )Recuperative powerF. It is a grand thing that there is one time in our lives when we have wings. Luther calls it: "The doctrine of a standing or a falling church," i.e., as a church holds fast and appropriates this doctrine she remains pure and firm, and as she departs from it, she becomes corrupt and falls. There is also the heroic courage in speeding one's way as on eagle's wings in defiance of earth-born cries and warnings, and in lofty scorn of earthly interests and pursuits. Of those whom he hath chosen, whom he hath purchased to himself, he saith what he saith not of others. What cares the eagle, as he bathes his wings in the translucent gold of the upper sky, for all the turmoil, the dust, or even the murky clouds that drift far beneath him? It is a crown (1 Corinthians 9:25). The boy who never knew what it was to be fagged out at school is not worth much. V. Tymms.As we look back on history we can see positive evidence that the promise of this text was historically fulfilled, and in the eases of the men to whom the message came first. Strength for to-day does not insure strength for to-morrow. The meaning is obviously, They, all depend upon Thee; men and beasts alike.2. But all forms of waiting on the Lord involve the personal, conscious, voluntary act of the mind or soul within us, for which no mere ceremony or ritual can be a substitute. Is this really so? He had "run" swiftly to and fro on many an errand of evangelisation; but he does not dwell on these as having called forth any remarkable manifestations of the Divine helpfulness. A persuasion of the power and goodness of God; His readiness to stretch out His almighty hand to help us, amidst the difficulties, infirmities, and temptations to which we are exposed.3. The whole world is God's; the heaven, even the heaven of heavens are the Lord's and he reigneth among the children of men. He points us also to the condition on which this Divine energy is to be recovered: "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength."1. There is a vast deal of verve in the original Hebrew; it signifies to be strong enough to hold out. (3) The afflictions of others, and the scandal of the Cross (Ephesians 3:13). V. (b)But a little time, and much time lost already. "Oh to have watched thee through the vineyards wander, Pluck the ripe ears, and into evening roam!-- Followed, and known that in the twilight yonder Legions of angels shone about thy home!" At any rate he found in the matchless wing-power of the eagle a sublime image of an inspiring and God-seeking man. This expression may include many acts of the mind, but the connection of the words shows that here it principally refers to prayer. He flies in company with the sun. Patiently to endure, persistently to press on whatever the burdens we must carry, whatever the inequalities and roughnesses of the way, whatever the obstacles that lie and the enemies that lurk in our path, whatever the tempests that beat overhead requires a strength of character and a heroism of soul that are the last achievement and the highest triumph of the spiritual life.(J. 3), and more fully by St. Luke (Is. "Waiting upon the Lord." 4. T. Harwood.God: I. The picture of Moses and the children of Israel singing, and Miriam and the women answering: a gush of national pride and of worship! Horton, D. D.)The strength of a ChristianT. New strength will come to us for all holy enterprise in proportion as we trust in God for results. M. Donaldson, D. D.)Waiting on GodT. The Divine Spirit comes into the hearts of men in ways that are inexplicable to the lower understanding, and that, therefore, men who are on the lower plane of life do not comprehend. --ISAIAH xl. The bread of life for the hungry, the water of life for the thirsty.II. The order, then, may be the correct one, after all not so good as a rhetorical finish, but true to life. They shall run, or march on, and not be weary. B. MeyerJohn the BaptistImpiety of Attributing a visible Form to God. hath it not been told yon from the beginning? Do not books? He has powers adapted to this exercise powers with which he can glorify his Maker; and he must not point those eagle faculties to the dust, but let them take wing and rise. This strength is that qualification of mind by which the followers of Christ are enabled to endure trials and bear the cross. A. He gains wide outlooks; he breathes a clear and crystalline atmosphere. Who can bring strength out of weakness? The inertness of the despondent continually deepens their despondency, increases their weakness, and aggravates their misery. THE NATURE OF THIS GREAT BLESSING WHICH GOD HAS ASSURED TO ALL THAT WAIT UPON HIM. THE HOPES THAT ARE BASED ON FAITH GIVE STRENGTH TO LIVE FOR GOD. At any rate he found in the matchless wing-power of the eagle a sublime image of an inspiring and God-seeking man. The more alert and bold a youth will be, the more certainly he will at some time overtask his strength. We see the years move on, and the everlasting truth subdue all to itself. IV. The boy who never knew what it was to be fagged out at school is not worth much. The complaint of a heathen. The highest strength is not physical nor intellectual, but moral. It puts forth its utmost strength in rising towards its Source when the Christian enters into fellowship with the Father and the Son.1. Home-Life--Preparing for his Life-Work--The Vow of Separation--A Child of the Desert Zacharias and Elisabeth had probably almost ceased to pray for a child, or to urge the matter. Patiently to endure, persistently to press on whatever the burdens we must carry, whatever the inequalities and roughnesses of the way, whatever the obstacles that lie and the enemies that lurk in our path, whatever the tempests that beat overhead requires a strength of character and a heroism of soul that are the last achievement and the highest triumph of the spiritual life. What is the highest service? I can strive no more, says the tired heart. THE ISSUE IS STRENGTH. V. )PeopleIsaiah, JacobPlacesJerusalem, Lebanon, ZionTopicsEagles, Expecting, Faint, Fatigued, Gain, Grow, Mount, Pass, Pinion, Power, Raise, Renew, Run, Running, Soar, Strength, Tire, Tired, Wait, Waiting, Walk, Walking, Weariness, Weary, Wings, YetOutline1. He had "run" swiftly to and fro on many an errand of evangelisation; but he does not dwell on these as having called forth any remarkable manifestations of the Divine helpfulness. Love Him and hold Him for thy friend, for He will not forsake thee when all Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristPrayer and Devotion"Once as I rode out into the woods for my health, in 1737, having alighted from my horse in a retired place, as my manner commonly had been to walk for divine contemplation and prayer, I had a view that for me was extraordinary, of the glory of the Son of God. Without warmth in our desires and feelings we shall be found sickly. If you want the flash of a new inspiration the man of God will receive it; if you want swift progress the man of God is equal to it; if you want steady perseverance you shall find it in the man of God also. But running is harder than flying. L. Wiseman, B. The machinery of the steamship, the locomotive, or the factory may be perfect in itself, its parts exquisitely adjusted, and all ready for action; yet it is inoperative until the steam is generated and applied. It seemed useless to pray further. L. Wiseman, B. A.We are constantly being exhorted to-day by good and earnest men to set a high ideal before us. Faith and hope and love itself, so dewy fresh in the morning, spend themselves in noonday's scorching heat, and run low at eventide. Some who like to trace the analogy between the works of nature and the works of grace, may perhaps have seen a flower which the storms of night have severely shaken, towards the morning turn wistfully to the dawn, and seem to be waiting for the coming day. Indeed I think we poor walkers sometimes make the most progress, for we lean more entirely on God and draw more constant supplies of His grace. 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