"They shall mount up. THE ENCOURAGEMENT HERE BESTOWED ON THE FULFILMENT OF THE DUTY REQUIRED, renewed strength shall be imparted. Clearer vision.3. 4. 3-5). He who cleaveth to created things will fall with their slipperiness; but he who embraceth Jesus will stand upright for ever. But he saith of a certain number, "My people." For we have lost the exhilaration of youth and the stimulus of strong emotions. We are not exhorted to be strong in ourselves, but "in the Lord, and in the power of His might." 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. V. Is this the same as saying that we shall have the power of steady perseverance, of patient endurance under protracted trial? 3. Every moment the speed was reduced, and finally the carriages came to a standstill a foot away from those to which they were to be attached. We like a little bit of excitement or emotion. The highest point in his destiny is to be conformed to the image of the Son of God. 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 are conflicts to be endured with our spiritual foes, within our own hearts; we live in a world that is lying in wickedness; we have to do with matters concerning the present life that are often very trying and perplexing in their nature, and often is our courage likely to fail. When a soul has its inner life hid with Christ and lives a life of true consecration it is enabled to take wing, and its "citizenship is in heaven." HOW SPIRITUAL STRENGTH MAY BE ACQUIRED; AND HOW RENEWED, WHEN IT HAS BEEN IMPAIRED. SOUL ELEVATION. B. Meyer, B. A.Any racehorse will start at full speed; but how few have staying power! 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. Even the drudgery of life can be transfigured in the light of the Father's love. A. L. Wiseman, B. L. Cuyler, D. D.)Waiting on the LordC. "For I am persuaded that neither death nor life," etc. "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. )Strength of soul made perfect by hope in GodW. Is there anything which God does not use in operating upon the reason, the affections, and the moral sentiments of men?2. 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 wait with submission and resignation. There must be approach to God.2. Clear and comprehensive views of the truth of God. This leads us to notice the three degrees of moral and spiritual activity presented to us in the figurative language of the prophet:. Once more, the Christian is prompted to strenuous and persevering action by the appeal made to his desires. I. --The Setting up of Idols a Defection from the True God. A change from one kind of strength to another. 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. Knight, M. The brighter the light before them, the more eagerly and steadfastly they rise upwards to greet it and to bathe in its splendour. Some carriages standing on the middle line of rails were to be attached to our train. The period of fresh, wild enthusiasms; the season of zeal without discretion, when all sorts of impossibilities are dreamed, all sorts of vain things attempted. The inimitable simplicity which characterizes every John NewtonMessiah Vol. "Wilt thou not revive us, O Lord?" Is this really so? "They Shall Mount up with Wings" (Isa. There is the strength of custom, and religious education. THE INTERESTING EFFECTS OF ITS BRING SO RENOVATED OR INCREASED. We are altogether dependent upon God for our natural, as well as for our spiritual strength. Do not all the influences which go to make up the ever-teeming society? xl. Alexander, D. D.)Condition and conductEvan H. Hopkins, B. A.Every river needs a channel; and the wider and deeper the channel the fuller and more copious the stream, provided the waters are inexhaustible. 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. It puts forth its utmost strength in rising towards its Source when the Christian enters into fellowship with the Father and the Son.1. 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. 3. Vaughan, M. "I can do all things," said Paul, "through Christ which strengtheneth me." L. Wiseman, B. A.Mount up with wings as eagles, run, walk. "Waiting" denotes a habit of mind-a devout habit that loves to call on God, a submissive habit that is ready to receive just what God sees fit to send, an obedient habit that is glad to do just what God commands, a stalwart habit of carrying such loads as duty lays upon our backs. Who does not know the temptations of reaction, and the days when the lights burn low?2. A. "Every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure. And we renew our strength for all enterprise which makes demand on our courage and truthfulness.2. "A deathbed is a detector of the heart." And then, before you pray, sit still, and shut your eyes and say, Will God now listen to me for certain? This service must be (1)Spiritual.(2)Supreme.II. The energy of this life manifests itself in various ways. Such devout, humble souls shall "renew their strength." The original is 'lead gently.' Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. Seeking to become wise unto salvation out of His written Word, and in meditation on its soul-inspiring contents.III. But this is not true of all. The preaching of the apostles foretold12. Now when he ceases from self and takes God as his strength, he changes his strength. --ISAIAH xl. And what does God reveal in contrast with His great omnipotence? 4. THE ENCOURAGEMENT HERE BESTOWED ON THE FULFILMENT OF THE DUTY REQUIRED, renewed strength shall be imparted. Knight, M. So a heaven-bound soul flies in company with God.(T. "They shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall go on and on and not faint." I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. 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. Waiting upon the Lord includes expectation. Some carriages standing on the middle line of rails were to be attached to our train. All your youthful energy will be useful in the service of religion, and you will find it much more happily employed than in the service of the world and of Satan.(F. EXODUS XV. And for them, too, the promise holds good, "They shall renew their strength, they shall walk and not faint." In simplicity of intention. THE PROMISE. It's a sorry thing to begin with the eagle's flight and come down to four miles an hour! But the prophet has a deeper thought than this. )God's grace sufficient for all life's stagesJ. God is opposed to idols, that all may know he is the only fit witness to himself. )Godly optimismF. He will keep himself constantly near to God. The whole point is there. There is a vast deal of verve in the original Hebrew; it signifies to be strong enough to hold out. Once more, the Christian is prompted to strenuous and persevering action by the appeal made to his desires. In consequence of the exhausted spirits of the weary traveller never being renewed, some who did run well are hindered, and halt in their career; while others adopt altogether a retrograde movement, return to the path of their former delights, apostatise from the faith, and become worse than infidels.2. (2) The eagle soars aloft. 3. God is so near. 2. 21 and 28. "They shall mount up with wings as eagles," etc. 39 chapters deal with old covenant. Yet the power of thus rising on eagle's wings is not the only quality to be noticed in this symbolism. The man of God, the man who waits on God, is equal to any emergency, is equal to any strength. You are to wait for supplies. Isaiah 40:31 in all English translations. That word "become," in the new version, is full of deep meaning in this connection. We see the years move on, and the everlasting truth subdue all to itself. 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. GENE BROOKS . 5 Then at thy feet. Funny how people are so consumed with what others think about them rather than what God thinks about them. It seemed useless to pray further. "They shall mount up with wings as eagles." Watch the bird in the air. V. Tymms.It is a great mistake to suppose that only the puny are liable to downfalls. )Communion withJ. This verse we just read is a wonderful illustration of how a person who trusts in God can . The river is God's infinite power; the channel is our conscious weakness. So it is in the spiritual life: we can make no provision of grace for the future; we are called to depend upon God day by day. We are rich and strong, not by the things which we possess, but by the amount of true manhood which is developed in us.5. Our spiritual strength seems to include chiefly three things . 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. Halsey.But, you say, if this progression of ideas is a true climax, flying, running, walking why stay there? The tyro in cycling will go at full pelt; but only the experienced rider can walk or stand. But because the higher nature of some people is unfolded early, are we to make them the criterion for other people? Tymms. When the body is debilitated and needs to be strengthened, they spare no pains or expense to recover impaired health. To walk we want something like continuous, sustained evenness of conduct, progressing quietly and steadily day by day in the common round of life; not impulsive, not capricious, not changeable; without show, humble, and always the same. Godliness is progress. 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. Let us rejoice in the Lord evermore, and again we say, rejoice. Spiritual weakness is a disparagement, especially as a relapse, and after some former degrees of strength. But there are other thoughts that come to us in the quietude of the Divine fellowship. The words all comfort admit of no limitation and no deductions; and one would suppose that, Hannah Whitall SmithThe God of All ComfortAppendix xi. Halsey. L. Wiseman, B. A.We are constantly being exhorted to-day by good and earnest men to set a high ideal before us. Faith is like a spark. With a stronger stroke than the eagle's wing will he be able to beat the air and penetrate to the third heaven; he will run before the chariot of the king and get to the city sooner than the fleetest horses of which even the king of Israel can boast; like Asahell he shall be lissom of limb and light of foot; and when far in the trackless desert even the endurance of the camel gives out, shall the man of God hold on his way. Full provision has been made to supply this need of the soul. V. But, further. But running is harder than flying. Surely there must be some mistake. And when a contrary disposition is charged upon Israel, the Psalmist expresses it by saying, "They waited not for His counsel": that is, they wanted it not, nor meant to follow it, and therefore would not wait to receive it. It is not only an act, but a gracious habit of mind (Psalm 25:5).4. We are not always faint. Tymms. This sounds as if they were in danger of becoming weary and faint in their minds. The more alert and bold a youth will be, the more certainly he will at some time overtask his strength. We have found that after all we have to live on terra firma. But waiting on the Lord implies much more than this. His largeness and clearness of view give corresponding elevation and decision to his character. To "renew their strength."1. "They shall renew their strength." But those who wait on the LORD. This is not arbitrary, but necessary.1. Nothing makes the heart sick like long delays. Let the stream flow on uninterruptedly, and all your need in the way of weakness, helplessness, ignorance, emptiness will be met moment by moment. "Walk without fainting."2. Hugh BinningHillis -- God the Unwearied GuideNewell Dwight Hillis was born at Magnolia, Iowa, in 1858. Next comes up out of the Exile the more definitely shaped and clearly conceived image of the Anointed of the Lord, the Daysman or Mediator, the Lord our Righteousness, the Herald of a New Covenant, the suffering and conquering Servant of God, who is to realise the ideal Jerusalem, and bring a new heaven and a new earth. But the idea in his mind is not one of comparative motions. Waiting, in the Scriptures, sometimes includes the idea which we affix to it in common life; namely, that of attendance or service.II. It is far easier for some of us to run than to walk. "The men of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light." But it is possible to rise by another kind of power. 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. Protests of how people of color have been treated over the years. Not only in the immediate exercises of religion, but at all times the Christian will be animated by a spirit of devotion. All strength apart from God is derived strength, and is consequently measurable, and must come to an end. They could not suggest to the prophet his religious thought, but his inspired genius laid them under tribute to assist the utterance of a thought of higher inspiration. 13. Howells.I. 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. There are many temptations to resist, and many afflictions to endure, and many duties to perform.3. And God, in His omnipotence and faithfulness, is willing to work in my heart every moment of the day. Cultivate also the habit of waiting for orders. "Renew" means to "change your strength."1. A. "They shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall go on and on and not faint." Greed, unrighteousness, sensuality, may appear to be more stable than granite. 5 Then at thy feet Isaac WattsHymns and Spiritual SongsAt RestGerhard Ter Steegen Is. This sounds as if they were in danger of becoming weary and faint in their minds. When love to God is ardent and constant in its exercise, then there is real strength. There are some kinds of people in the world who all on a sudden will amend their lives. And this is true to life" "They shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run; they shall walk." That is precisely what Paul does say. Xl. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Secret of Immortal Youth'Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. I can do what it says I can do. If, then, truth is eternal, and faith is omnipotent, why should any difficulties, however stupendous, or failures, however extensive, lead us to despair? The figure of one flying through the heavens, coupled strangely with the promise of running without being wearied, represents the godly man as ever having courage to entertain great hopes. The man with so keen an eye for rhetorical effect as this writer shows could not have ended this matchless oration so tamely. Greed, unrighteousness, sensuality, may appear to be more stable than granite. (2) The continuance of this motion. H. My soul! 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. "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." Tucker, B. It pleases God to make the spiritual development of men depend on time-growth. Howells. If, then, truth is eternal, and faith is omnipotent, why should any difficulties, however stupendous, or failures, however extensive, lead us to despair? It was the experience of its necessity and efficacy that made Luther what he was, and G. 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. "They that wait upon the Lord."II. (Andrew Murray. 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. To walk we want something like continuous, sustained evenness of conduct, progressing quietly and steadily day by day in the common round of life; not impulsive, not capricious, not changeable; without show, humble, and always the same. Then wait continually not one or two days, not one moment, but all the day (Psalm 25:5). The boy who never knew what it was to be fagged out at school is not worth much. It puts forth its utmost strength in rising towards its Source when the Christian enters into fellowship with the Father and the Son.1. You must get deeper and deeper yet, and when you touch the Rock the pillars of the earth you will come to the fact that under all there is the eternal blessedness. In point of comfort. 11 O God, a world of empty show, Dark wilds of restless, fruitless quest Lie round me wheresoe'er I go: Within, with Thee, is rest. 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