Turn Your Eyes
The sermon 'Turn Your Eyes' emphasizes the importance of trusting in God's indwelling presence and sovereignty to find rest and peace in times of trouble.
Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the importance of trusting in God's presence as our hiding place and source of preservation from trouble, surrounded by songs of deliverance. She encourages believers to not doubt God, as He has always brought light in the midst of darkness and comfort in times of need, proving to be better than our fears. Tileston highlights the significance of turning to God in times of distress, finding rest and peace by fixing our gaze, hope, and purpose on Him, allowing His indwelling presence to be our support and source of strength.
Text
Thou art my hiding-place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.
PSALMS 32:7
FEAREST sometimes that thy Father
Hath forgot?
When the clouds around thee gather,
Doubt Him not.
Always hath the daylight broken,--
Always hath He comfort spoken,--
Better hath He been for years
Than thy fears.
KARL RUDOLPH HAGENBACH
IT is the indwelling Presence of God, believed in trusted, reverenced, recollected, which ought to become the support to meet every case of trouble. The soul finds rest from its perplexities, as it turns from what perplexes and disturbs it, to fix its gaze and hope and purpose on Him. If there be a pressure of distress, or anxiety, or care, or perplexity of any kind, a heavy burden weighing down the spirits, then let the soul look off for a moment from itself, and from the trying object, to God. The recollection of His presence within, ever abiding, continually renewed by perpetual communion, would secure to the soul, if duly and constantly cherished, an habitual life of rest.
T. T. CARTER
What harm can happen to him who knows that God does everything, and who loves beforehand everything that God does?
MADAME SWETCHINE
Sermon Outline
- The Indwelling Presence of God
- Turning to God in Times of Trouble
- The Confidence of Knowing God's Plan
- Looking Beyond Ourselves
- Finding Comfort in God's Presence
- Trust in God's Sovereignty
- Love for God's Will
Key Quotes
“What harm can happen to him who knows that God does everything, and who loves beforehand everything that God does?” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“The recollection of His presence within, ever abiding, continually renewed by perpetual communion, would secure to the soul, if duly and constantly cherished, an habitual life of rest.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Thou art my hiding-place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- When faced with trouble, turn your gaze to God's indwelling presence for comfort and hope.
- Trust in God's sovereignty and love, and love everything that He does.
- Fix your hope and purpose on God to find rest and peace in a world full of troubles.