Look to the Source
Don't be discouraged by your soul's enemies, but look to God's power and wait for His help to descend upon you.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about not being discouraged by the enemies of the soul, encouraging believers to look to God's power and wait for His help with faith and patience. She emphasizes the importance of stillness before God, believing in His name, and not giving in to the hurryings of the enemy, as there is a place within believers where patience, faith, and hope can arise despite the challenges they face.
Text
When I cry unto Thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
--PSALMS 56:9
SOUL! wouldst thou from the battle shrink,
And flee before the foe?
Dost thou beneath the burden sink,
And in the dust lie low?
Oh! waste not there vain tears and sighs:
The trumpet soundeth clear;
O'ercome, and to My glory rise!
O'ercome, and triumph here!
--THOMAS H. GILL
BE not discouraged because of your soul's enemies. Are ye troubled with thoughts, fears, doubts, imagina.tions, reasonings? yea, do ye see, yet, much in you unsubdued to the power of life? Oh! do not fear it; do not look at it, so as to be discouraged by it; but look to Him! look up to the power which is over all their strength; wait for the descendings of the power upon you; abide in faith of the Lord's help, and wait in patience till the Lord arise; and see if His arm do not scatter what yours could not. So, be still before Him, and, in stillness, believe in His name; yea, enter not into the hurryings of the enemy, though they fill the soul; for, there is yet somewhat to which they cannot enter, from whence patience, faith, and hope, will spring up in you, even in the midst of all they can do.
--ISAAC PENINGTON
Sermon Outline
- Don't be discouraged by your soul's enemies
- Look to the power of God
- Abide in faith and patience
- Identify your soul's enemies (thoughts, fears, doubts, etc.)
- Don't look at them to be discouraged
- Recognize God's power over all strength
- Wait for God's power to descend upon you
- Believe in God's name
- Don't enter into the hurryings of the enemy
Key Quotes
“When I cry unto Thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“O'ercome, and to My glory rise!” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“O'ercome, and triumph here!” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Look to God's power and wait for His help to overcome your soul's enemies.
- Abide in faith and patience to overcome fears and doubts.
- Believe in God's name to enter into stillness and peace.