First comes the "flying" stage. And when He Calls us home, He who sits upon the circle of the heavens, and sees all the sorrow of this world as you and I can never see it, bids us "Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." )Recuperative powerF. In the weary pilgrimage which they have to finish, in the sore warfare in which they are engaged, He will strengthen and uphold them. "They shall mount up with wings as eagles," etc. )Despondency and hopefulnessW. The deliverance has made the singer look forward to the end, and his confidence in the issue is confirmed. "Our soul waiteth for the Lord; He is our help and shield." 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. Godliness is progress. Horton, D. D.)Renewing strengthT. They shall walk and not faint words which seem to denote consistency in common daily life. Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the MessiahJustification. "Having done all, to stand!" T he general style of the prophecies is poetical. Halsey.We find the same idea also in the New Testament with spiritual applications. For this, earthly and human strength will not avail. Jones. (3) But the essence of spiritual strength resides in the will A fixed purpose is that which more clearly characterise the genuine Christian than anything else. In point of honour, and that especially with God Himself. "THEY SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY." We use it, too, with reference to the holding of an interview with a superior: a deputation "waits" upon the Prime Minister; the Prime Minister "waits" upon His Majesty. Grace Lutheran Church. Let us not be impatient of them. In simplicity of intention. But that stage, too, passes. (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. Waiting upon God is a duty very frequently enforced in Scripture, and to which the highest blessings are annexed. It expresses a solid endurability such as belongs to a stiff piece of oak that never bends and never breaks under heavy pressure. "They shall mount up with wings" (Isa. There had been no heaven-sent sign to assure them that there was any F. "In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." Tymms. THIS STRENGTH REQUIRES TO BE RENEWED.1. THE PROMISE. Such a vision restores the heart of faith. Our deepest affections are stirred when we are told that redemption was made in love. Full provision has been made to supply this need of the soul. Not so; for the religion of the Bible is this: mounting up with wings of eagles, running and not wearying, walking and not fainting. I may be very busy in connection with the Church of Christ and the advancement of the knowledge of Christ. Another sense in which the word "waiting" occurs in Scripture is, a willingness to be directed by the person waited upon. The second great thing is to know ourselves, to be willing and determined to accept what God reveals about us. Instead of this natural, and moral, and customary strength, they shall have a supernatural and spiritual given unto them. There are also occasions when the best thing the believer can do is to sit still and cease from his own exertions; when everything must be looked for from God. Let me translate that last word again, translate it by a word that is about as wide in its English significance as the word used by the prophet in his own time, "They shall mount up, they shall run, they shall go." His understanding is infinite; there is no searching it. The excellency of dignity and the excellency of strength go both together, and he that falls from the one does, with Reuben, fall also from the other. "They shall run, and not be weary." 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. sermon title: "waiting on the lordd in times of crisis! He receives strength to confess his sins to the God of truth from the hope of pardon founded on God's merciful promise.2. The spiritual is so real. The word does not say anything about the rate at which they go, and is used of the flight of the arrow through the air, or of the way of the ship driven before the wind, or of the gait of a swift-footed animal, or of the ordinary pace of man. They are both to be censured and pitied.4. All strength apart from God is derived strength, and is consequently measurable, and must come to an end. "Run without weariness."3. L. Wiseman, B. A. At a certain junction the train by which I was travelling was divided into two parts. You must wait until the time for it to blossom arrives. And what does God reveal in contrast with His great omnipotence? If then those who run are not weary, the same when they walk shall not faint. "They that wait," etc. These are the great seers of the human race whose absorbing love and adoration of God has filled them with light and knowledge of Him little dreamed of by the many who have feebler and lower aspiration. The preaching of John Baptist foretold9. 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. And sated with the weary sum Of all men think, and hear, and see, O more than mother's heart, I come, A tired child to Thee. Who, then, shall give wings to a heavy laden sinner, strong enough to sustain him in his upward flight? 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 John NewtonMessiah Vol. His Cross. 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) This language is borrowed from the custom of subjects entering into the presence of their monarch with petitions, acknowledgments, or gratulations. (Sunday School Chronicle. Holy gratitude is a wing that will bear the soul aloft to its Benefactor.2. Waiting upon the Lord. They shall walk and not faint words which seem to denote consistency in common daily life. Watch the bird in the air. But we have good reason to believe that the prophet drew his imagery from familiar objects in the land of exile. They are not. By waiting upon the Lord. Ward Beecher. When I have heard C. H. Spurgeon pray I have not been so astonished at some of his discourses.2. Voysey, B. A.I. 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. In so far as the spiritual life is one, it is a life in God. We are not exhorted to be strong in ourselves, but "in the Lord, and in the power of His might." 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. Having trouble logging into your account? He outflies many of the petty vexations and grovelling desires that drag a worldling down into the mire. By waiting upon the Lord. (4) The many businesses in religion so much work to be performed. --ISAIAH xl. L. Wiseman, B. A. At a certain junction the train by which I was travelling was divided into two parts. Our burdens become more than we can bear. In point of honour, and that especially with God Himself. We belong to a better time, but still we can feel its grandeur. Knight, M. 30, 31. It was his religious observance of the laws of the Nazarite which occasioned his extraordinary power. And we get two clues about what it looks like when God comes, and his glory is revealed. Jones.I. Waiting, in Scripture language, is a term used to denote dependence. How much of meaning is couched in those two words, "My people!" Here the metaphor is varied, and changed into one that is more common in the sacred writings, as expressive of Christian duty, which is frequently compared to running or marching. My priorities were right along those lines. In 1899 he was called to Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, to succeed Dr. Lyman Abbott in the pulpit VariousThe World's Great Sermons, Volume 10Of Loving Jesus Above all ThingsBlessed is he who understandeth what it is to love Jesus, and to despise himself for Jesus' sake. There is something very grand in these august and mysterious voices which call one to another in the opening verses of this chapter. A. It is far easier for some of us to run than to walk. The Christian makes a hopeful start in his course of service when he clearly realises the spiritual security of his own position. There are various kinds of hopefulness, which differ greatly in their nature and their effects. It means "to wait, look for, hope, expect." Let's take a deeper look at what this verse means and how we can do it with more confidence and peace. There is something very grand in these august and mysterious voices which call one to another in the opening verses of this chapter. But waiting on the Lord implies much more than this. They shall walk and not faint words which seem to denote consistency in common daily life. Reviving Grace. 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. SPIRITUAL LIFE DEMANDS RENEWAL. L. Wiseman, B. What is the reason of all this? 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. The whole point is there. He must give up all that he loveth for his Beloved, for Jesus will be loved alone above all things. It is a crown (1 Corinthians 9:25). That word "become," in the new version, is full of deep meaning in this connection. It is in the period of youth that we have our ambitious dreams, and take our higher flights. "In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. But running is harder than flying. "Run, and be weary," etc.1. Howells. The love of created things is deceiving and unstable, but the love of Jesus is faithful and lasting. But that stage, too, passes. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength.' There had been no heaven-sent sign to assure them that there was any F. I went to be with a woman that I wanted to be with. But this is not true of all. A. The eagle is a bird that soars upwards towards heaven: so is the Christian to mount upwards in holy contemplation. )Standing stillJ. He comes down from the mount made ready, like Moses, for work in the camp at large, or in the retirement of his tent. By the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, faith, love, and hope are brought into lively exercise; and these are as pinions to the soul. Cultivate also the habit of waiting for orders. --ISAIAH xl. Learn to come into blessed fellowship with God. This doctrine was the turning point of the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Health, hope, and desire pass quickly away together, and a loaded table becomes an object of revulsion. We cannot, indeed, manufacture inspiration; but what if the "breath of God" comes upon us and finds our souls too dull or too distracted to respond to its subtle influences? )Mounting up; running; walkingF. 1, 2), the words occur which are quoted by St. Matthew and St. Mark (Is. What is it to wait? It was his religious observance of the laws of the Nazarite which occasioned his extraordinary power. xl. It is one thing to begin, and another thing to go on.3. Believe in Him, wait on Him, wait for Him, and you will become younger and stronger than ever. He who said this, knew but little of the courage which the grace of God communicates to the minds of the most timid of the disciples of Jesus.II. Horton, D. D.)Waiting upon the LordJ. Child of God, that is to be your position. 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. 31 But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. 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. The inertness of the despondent continually deepens their despondency, increases their weakness, and aggravates their misery. Comforts the people.Dictionary of Bible ThemesIsaiah 40:314612birds4690wings5763attitudes, positive to God5767attitudes, in prayer8150revival, personal8463priority, of faith, hope and love9612hope, in God9615hope, results ofIsaiah 40:27-316233rejection, experienceIsaiah 40:28-315537sleeplessness8724doubt, dealing withIsaiah 40:29-315057rest, physicalIsaiah 40:30-315178running8145renewal, people of GodLibraryApril 18. But death does not "make cowards of us all." )Renewal of strengthT. Holy joy is an element of strength. If, then, truth is eternal, and faith is omnipotent, why should any difficulties, however stupendous, or failures, however extensive, lead us to despair? 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. It is often found in persons of weak understanding, and in minds not highly cultivated by refined education.3. They are not. For such patience not only carries within itself the germs of strength, but also places the soul in that condition in which it is most susceptible of quickening influences and can most readily take advantage of fresh opportunities. What a grand triumphal ode! I. To "look off" unto the eternal, to get behind the veil into the realm of true being is the need of the fevered and exhausted soul. Reviving Grace. They were now coupled up to the source of the power, and the effect of every pulse of the engine was communicated to them, and had it run one hundred miles an hour so would they have done. It is very easy to misunderstand this word "wait," and regard it as meaning inactive passivity. With glowing ardour and intense enthusiasm these elect souls go forth on this service, seeking to establish a knowledge of the true God, urging the heathen to accept the light they enjoy, and sharing with them as proselytes the peace and prosperity, brought by truth and righteousness. Locusts are destroying plant life in different parts of Africa and the Middle East. And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. "He is Faithful that Promised." )God's grace sufficient for all life's stagesJ. 5 Then at thy feet Isaac WattsHymns and Spiritual SongsAt RestGerhard Ter Steegen Is. 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. And all our waiting upon God will depend upon one thing the knowledge that we have of Him. Voysey, B. A.I. These are the great seers of the human race whose absorbing love and adoration of God has filled them with light and knowledge of Him little dreamed of by the many who have feebler and lower aspiration. V. We traverse the solid unromantic ground of principle, while the ghost of many a shattered illusion haunts our path. But we have good reason to believe that the prophet drew his imagery from familiar objects in the land of exile. Entwisle. 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. What did your man of the natural order stop running for? Strength for to-day does not insure strength for to-morrow. Good Christians shall through God's grace grow stronger and stronger. M. Donaldson, D. D.)Waiting on GodT. Who, then, shall give wings to a heavy laden sinner, strong enough to sustain him in his upward flight? These are the great seers of the human race whose absorbing love and adoration of God has filled them with light and knowledge of Him little dreamed of by the many who have feebler and lower aspiration. We must speak in the language of reproof to all those who are strangers to this operation in the soul; who never do humbly wait upon God, but when chastised and rebuked of the Lord are disposed to resist His authority, to impugn His character as merciful and gracious; who give utterance to all the outbreaks of a rebellious, unsanctified heart. Forgetting the things that are behind, etc.2. The prophet here points us to the source of all true inspiration: "He giveth power to the faint." There is nothing that is so helpful to a soul as the contact of another soul.6. There are many persons who fail to come to the light of truth, and to the inspiration of the higher views of religion, by reason of worldly prosperity, which tends to satisfy their lower nature. But I believe that the preaching of the high ideal, divorced from the preaching of its attainment by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ, is the reason for more than one-half the cynicism that you find amongst men from thirty-five to forty at the present day. Running. )Recuperative powerF. Our natural strength requires constant renovation by the food that is convenient for us. He is ever ready to extend to us that protection and help without which we are powerless and defenceless. 3. art thou conscious of thy declining state? Watch the bird in the air. 1. But how does He leave it? They do not know by experience the blessings of communion, and therefore these outward aids in public worship are of little use to them. He was that, but that is not the last analysis of the character of the Lord Jesus Christ. And who did it? 21 and 28. WAITING UPON GOD HATH IN ITSELF A NATURAL TENDENCY TO ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE SOUL. The "walking" is the most important part after all. Knight, M. Xl. H. Anderson.I. The bread of life for the hungry, the water of life for the thirsty.II. Fortitude and patience under affliction is also the effect of that renewing and increase of spiritual strength, which is received from waiting on the Lord. This is our 5th and final sermon from Isaiah 40. "Every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure. Nature has its springs, and so has grace. Voysey, B. THE BLESSEDNESS OF WAITING UPON THE LORD. To the presumptuous those who seek strength and comfort and satisfaction in the creature, who forsake the living God. 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. Our text speaks not only of flying, but of running and walking. Surely there must be some mistake. L. Wiseman, B. Reviving Grace. Never failing to seek and obtain fellowship with God in the highest, always daring to attempt great actions, this heavenly minded man has thoughts and yearnings which raise his mode of life above the level of common things. To wait upon God. A godly patience, then, is the grand secret of spiritual might. Recall Moses. First comes the "flying" stage. By waiting upon the Lord. WHAT IS THE ISSUE OF SUCH WAITING UPON GOD? In such moods we need to look away from the crowds, and from the glaring lights of the city, to the calm glories of the moon, and the stars above our heads. If we try to rise by means of faith alone we shall be like a bird with one wing. In such moods we need to look away from the crowds, and from the glaring lights of the city, to the calm glories of the moon, and the stars above our heads. A. Hocart. Hast thou less conscious nearness to the mercy-seat,--diminished communion with thy Saviour? The "walking" is the most important part after all. 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. To pursue the common track of daily duty not faltering nor growing weary to do so when novelty has worn off, when the elasticity of youth has vanished, when the applause of the crowd has become dim and faint this is the greatest achievement of the Christian life. The contrast is between human weakness and God's strength. But there is immense energy in us still. 4. The strength spoken of is a moral, or more properly a spiritual quality. Who does not know the temptations of reaction, and the days when the lights burn low?2. 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. How is this renewing influence, then, to be obtained? In point of comfort. Faith and hope and love itself, so dewy fresh in the morning, spend themselves in noonday's scorching heat, and run low at eventide. That God will "renew our strength." 1. For even before conversion there is a kind of strength which does appear, and that also in reference to religion, and the duties of it, but it is not such a strength as any are to rest themselves contented with. What do you say, Christian tradesman you upon whom God hath laid the responsibilities of home and family you Christian citizen-you whom the arrows of affliction have wounded you proclaimer of the Lord's message?2. By the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, faith, love, and hope are brought into lively exercise; and these are as pinions to the soul. It is the opposite, therefore, both of despair and of impatience. And we renew our strength for all enterprise which makes demand on our courage and truthfulness.2. Whereas the man who has worn himself out by impatience, or yielded himself up to despair, is too inert or too distracted to take adequate advantage of the fresh opportunities which may come at last. V. 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. Whatever it be in their power to do, that power will be increased and their strength renewed by waiting upon God. All things are possible to him that believeth. Because they are human.2. 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. Watch the bird in the air. There is a vast deal of verve in the original Hebrew; it signifies to be strong enough to hold out. 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. Because they are human.2. We renew our strength to meet misfortunes and to carry our load of grief or bereavement, to keep a cheerful heart under the depression of disease, and when chilled by the cold shadow of death. Its faith is romantic, the thrill of its devotion is exquisite. Spasmodic efforts are dangerous. The soul of fallen man naturally grovels on the earth; his face instead of being raised to heaven, is prone toward the ground. But because the higher nature of some people is unfolded early, are we to make them the criterion for other people? 31). WE SEE HOW A TRUE CHURCH MAY BE DESCRIBED. The slight and shifting nature of the foundations on which worldly hopes are built makes it evident that they can do but little towards giving abiding and progressive strength to character, while frequent failures and disappointments depress and enfeeble. Hugh BinningHillis -- God the Unwearied GuideNewell Dwight Hillis was born at Magnolia, Iowa, in 1858. 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