Delight Fully
Delighting fully in God's presence brings a steadfast and full joy, peace, and rest, and allows us to live already as if in heaven.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the abundant blessings and inheritance that believers have in Christ, emphasizing that everything belongs to those who belong to Christ, including Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life, death, things present, and things to come. She highlights the concept of finding true joy and peace in God by surrendering completely to His will, allowing Him to work in and through their lives, leading to a deep sense of contentment and heavenly joy even amidst earthly trials.
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All things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
1 CORINTHIANS 3:21-23
FOR those who worship Thee there is no death,
For all they do is but with Thee to dwell;
Now while I take from Thee this passing breath,
It is but of Thy glorious name to tell.
JONES VERY
MARK those men whose life is hidden in God, so that of themselves they make no account. Thus can they delight themselves fully and freely in all that which God is doing, apart from the thought of themselves; and to them therefore it is true that heaven and earth are theirs, and all things are theirs, and fulfil their will, because the will of God is their will. And their cup overfloweth with joy even here below, because in all things they have a joy and delight that is steadfast and full. Whilst they walk with God, all is peace. For in Him sorrow is not sorrow, and pain is not pain, but all is peace and rest, all that God willeth, to them is sweet and pleasant. Nor is it only that to them the will of God is sweet. It is more than this. For to them He gives the fair sunshine of His comfort, and the blessed joy of heaven, even here below. So that they live already as it were in heaven.
HENRY SUSO
Sermon Outline
- Delighting in God's Presence
- The Will of God as Sweet and Pleasant
- Living in Heaven Already
- Experiencing peace and rest in God's presence
- Receiving the blessings of heaven on earth
- Having a steadfast and full joy in all things
Key Quotes
“For in Him sorrow is not sorrow, and pain is not pain, but all is peace and rest, all that God willeth, to them is sweet and pleasant.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“For to them He gives the fair sunshine of His comfort, and the blessed joy of heaven, even here below.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“So that they live already as it were in heaven.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Let go of our own thoughts and desires, and focus on God's presence and will.
- Experience peace and rest in God's presence, even in the midst of sorrow and pain.
- Live in God's presence and let His will be our will, in order to experience the blessings of heaven on earth.