It is not the state of “feeling good” that makes a man a humble, true Christian, but the act of doing good. Not new faculties of body or of mind; not new opportunities for action, or new fields of enterprise; not so much new knowledge either; not even new desires and affections; but “new strength”--fresh inspiration. Use the means of grace. Desire and expectation. Or if these pinions raise him above the world of human life, it is still the same with him; he sees what none other sees—God overruling all things, causing all things to work together for good to them that love Him.5. "Long may'st thou live, O king; still like the eagleTo this many fabulous and absurd circumstances are added by several ancient writers and commentators on Scripture; see Bochart, Hieroz. And, at any cost, let him who speaks from the mouth of the true God himself be true. They will come to life's full cup, for they taste it already. Many persons fail to come to the inspiration of the higher views of religion by reason of worldly prosperity, which tends to satisfy their lower nature (H. E. I. Take care that you begin well. Because God approves and blesses those who thus confide in Him and long for Him.4. We must wait for seed to grow and for fruit to ripen. 1. This is the "higher life" to which Christ calls every believer. Haven’t you been listening?
The flower, too, that had drooped and withered at the close of day, is revived by the cool and the dews of night, and in the morning puts forth its buds and expands its leaves anew, delighting the eye with the beauty of its colours, or perfuming the air with the sweets of its fragrance. But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, &c.Men develop under a universal law of variableness. THE ACHIEVEMENTS BY WHICH IT IS DISTINGUISHED.
It becomes easier from habit, as the daily task. If we can bring these two together, if by an act of faith you that are human can be linked with the Divine, what a wondrous thing will happen! When a person is running for a considerable wager, he doth not loiter, nor enter into trifling conversation with every one he meets. He mounted up on eagle’s wings to meet the down-coming Spirit of the Father. Nearer in thought and feeling to God. When a good work is proposed to some, they catch at any excuse for neglecting it; or, if they do set about it, it is with so much reluctance and indolence, that what little is done is of little worth. Do you not think that some Churches, and some Christians, have scarcely learned to open their mouths at all? 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. Men may come, at last, into that state in which the Spirit of God shines with a steadfast lustre upon them (H. E. I. Isaiah 40:31 NKJV - But those who wait on the Lord Shall - Bible Gateway. The Message Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon GOD get fresh strength. He outflies the petty vexations that worry the worldling, and the grovelling lusts that drag the selfish and sensual soul down into the mire.
You were much the same when you were children: you wanted everything there and then, and waiting was dismal work to you. If we will only surrender ourselves utterly to the Lord, and will trust Him perfectly, we shall find our souls “mounting up with wings as eagles” to the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus, where earthly annoyances or sorrows have no power to disturb us. There is an immense power of evil adverse to it, resistance to which requires moral strength. Is not human nature proverbially weak in resistance of evil? He can fly in the teeth of a gale, and go out on long voyagings towards the clouds, and play the aeronaut for hours without weariness. It is no child's play to continue to suffer affliction with joyfulness, and to remain for years perfectly acquiescent in the will of the Lord, let that will be what it may. 2363-2374).II. They have the power and promise of God to depend upon (chap. The lord of nature, he is the slave of sin.