Crying Unto God
The sermon emphasizes the importance of crying out to God and removing hindrances to experience His grace and unity.
Mary Wilder Tileston, in her sermon, emphasizes the importance of seeking God wholeheartedly to experience healing and peace. She highlights how even small hindrances can obstruct the grace of God in our lives, urging listeners to overcome these obstacles by fully surrendering to Him. Tileston encourages turning to God as the ultimate remedy when feeling weak, low, or lonely, as He is the source of true life and the means of grace. Through God, His creatures become near, dear, and accessible, offering a path to renewal and restoration.
Text
0 Lord my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me.
PSALMS 30:2
IT is sometimes a small matter that hindereth and hideth grace from us; at least if anything can be called small, and not rather a weighty matter, which obstructeth so great a good.
And, if thou remove this, be it great or small, and perfectly overcome it, thou wilt have thy desire.
For immediately, as soon as thou givest thyself to God from thy whole heart, and seekest neither this nor that, according to thine own pleasure or will, but settlest thyself wholly in Him, thou shalt find thyself united and at peace; for nothing can afford so sweet a relish, nothing be so delightful, as the good pleasure of the Divine Will.
THOMAS À. KEMPIS
IF at any time this life of ours grows feeble, or low, or lonely, I know no other remedy than to return to its Eternal Source, to God Himself; and through Him all the means of grace become again living and true; and through Him all His creatures become again near and dear and accessible.
ELIZABETH RUNDLE CHARLES
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Crying Out to God
- Recognizing the hindrances to grace
- Removing the obstacles
- Finding unity and peace in God's will
Key Quotes
“For immediately, as soon as thou givest thyself to God from thy whole heart, and seekest neither this nor that, according to thine own pleasure or will, but settlest thyself wholly in Him, thou shalt find thyself united and at peace;” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Give yourself to God from your whole heart and seek His will above all else.
- Return to God Himself when feeling feeble or lonely, and He will make all means of grace living and true.
- Seek to find unity and peace in God's good pleasure.