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  TAKE UP WINGS
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: The sermon 'Take Up Wings' teaches that surrender and trust in
the Lord are the keys to finding relief from troubles and mounting up
with spiritual strength.

Topics: "Spiritual Rest", "Trust In God"
Scripture References: Psalm 55:6, Psalm 91:4, Proverbs 18:10, Isaiah 40:31, Ephesians 2:6

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Mary Wilder Tileston, through the words of Hannah Whitall Smith,
emphasizes the concept of finding rest and escape in God during times of
trouble or distress. By waiting upon the Lord, surrendering completely
to Him, and trusting Him wholeheartedly, one can soar above earthly
challenges like eagles and find peace in the heavenly places of Christ
Jesus. The key to this escape lies in surrender and trust, allowing the
soul to rise above and be unaffected by earthly sorrows.

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CONTENT
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Oh, that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at
rest.

PSALMS 55: 6

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles.

ISAIAH 40:31

IS there no way of escape for us when in trouble or distress? Must we
just plod wearily through it all, and look for no relief? I rejoice to
answer that there is a glorious way of escape for every one of us, if we
will but mount up on wings, and fly away from it all to God. All
creatures that have wings can escape from every snare that is set for
them, if only they will fly high enough; and the soul that uses its
wings can always find a sure "way to escape" from all that can hurt or
trouble it. What then are these wings? Their secret is contained in the
words "They that wait upon the Lord." The soul that waits upon the Lord
is the soul that is entirely surrendered to Him, and that trusts Him
perfectly. Therefore we might name our wings the wings of Surrender and
of Trust. 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.

HANNAH WHITALL SMITH

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/take-up-wings/
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