Accept Our Daily Bread
Mary Wilder Tileston encourages listeners to cultivate contentment and trust in God's provision, accepting each day's challenges as opportunities for spiritual growth.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches on the importance of contentment in all circumstances, drawing inspiration from Philippians 4:11. She emphasizes the need to trust in God's provision and to accept with a spirit of self-sacrifice whatever He ordains, whether it be external challenges or internal struggles. Tileston encourages the congregation to find true rest in God by learning to be content in every state, recognizing that God's wisdom and love provide exactly what is necessary for our spiritual growth.
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I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
PHILIPPIANS 4:11 (R. V.)
FORGIVE us, Lord, our little faith;
And help us all, from morn till e'en,
Still to believe that lot the best
Which is,--not that which might have been.
GEORGE ZABRISKIE GRAY
THOU givest within and without precisely what the soul needs for its advancement in a life of faith and self-renunciation. I have then only to receive this bread, and to accept, in the spirit of self-sacrifice, whatever Thou shalt ordain, of bitterness in my external circumstances, or within my heart. For whatever happens to me each day is my daily bread, provided I do not refuse to take it from Thy hand, and to feed upon it.
FRANCOIS DE LA MOTHE FÉNELON
Judge that only necessary which God, in His eternal wisdom and love, proportions out unto us. And when thou comest hither, thou wilt come to thy rest; and as thou abidest here, thou wilt abide in thy soul's true rest, and know the preciousness of that lesson, and of whom thou art to learn it, even, in every state to be content.
ISAAC PENINGTON
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Contentment
- Receiving Daily Bread
- Judging What is Necessary
- God's Wisdom and Love
- Finding Rest in Contentment
Key Quotes
“I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Thou givest within and without precisely what the soul needs for its advancement in a life of faith and self-renunciation.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Judge that only necessary which God, in His eternal wisdom and love, proportions out unto us.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Practice self-sacrifice and trust in God's provision, even when circumstances are difficult.
- Cultivate contentment by accepting and finding joy in whatever situation you are in.
- Trust God's wisdom and love, and judge what is necessary for your life based on His guidance and provision.