The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-05

A most interesting and helpful SER
mon was given yesterday morning by
Rev. r. f. y. Pierce, of the Penn Ave-
nue. Baptist church. The subject was
Spiritual Dynamics, or the Secret of
the Christian Power" taking for his
text lisa 40-31: But they that wait
upon the Lord shall renew their
strength, they shall mount up with
wings as eagles; they shall run and
not be weary, and they shall walk and
not faint" He said in part:
II might say this morning that my
text can he given in four words, Wait
on the Lord We are going to sit by
and by around the Lords table; there
will he the broken bread and the wine
the true emblem of our Lords broken
body. AS we sit and partake of this
holy ordinance Jesus speaks, and we
hear him say: This is My body, which
is broken for you, do this in remenl-
brance of Me- This is Gods table,
not mine, else could invite whomever
I please. but God invites. so let no
one stay away for fear of his not being
good enough. Here is the place to
get right.
"The words of our text were uttered
in the darkest hour of Israel. For
years they had been captives in Baby
lon and. though heart-broken, still
singing. for God had given them q
particular song. Oh. Israel, though
far away from home, heart broken and
harps hung silent on the weeping will
lows. thou didst sing thy song when
asked by thy captors. The Israelites
in Babylon are types of people who
today are bound by Satan. People
who have been taken captive by little
Inconsistencies, as neglect of Bible
reading, prayer and breaking down Of
family altar, but you do not belong to
Satan, you can break your captivity.
The captivity of Israel ended when
God sent Isaiah with two messages,
one Of condemnation and one of COM
fort. and Isaiah sang to his people
Gods song of hope and gladness.
NEW INSPIRATION.
"Oh that my ear might this morning
be tuned by God so that somebody
will go out of these doors with new
power and new inspirations to uplift
souls. With such an aim in view we
will win our way. God is speaking to
us now. What does He say? He gives
us the same message He gave to Is
rael. AS messages are flashed today
from sea to sea, so to the Satan-bound
soul does God send His messag, of
hope. Are you weak? They that wait
upon the Lord shall renew their
strength. That is the message God
flashes from the throne. But you say:
oh, pastor. we have spoken that for
years. and we have not had that expe-
rience. We do not mount up; we do
faint by the way; we do get weary
II have the secret and bring it to
you. What is it? It is the promise
of God. for He has said We shall run,
shall walk and not be weary and
when He says so 1t is to be depended
upon We must depend on God and
not upon our own strength, and our
experience will be what he has pro-
missed. What's the matter? Put on
the searchlight and we find condi-
tion-it is wait on the Lord 1t is
just as natural to have cause and ef-
feet in the spiritual world as in the
physical.
IF we hold away from God we can't
expect good results, because the plant
must die without water. Is this con-
dition prayer? No. prayer is only one
of the wings and burdens won't rise
high with only one wing Worship?
No, that is not the condition. But
what do we mean by waiting on God?
1t is being silent before God, and with
faith and prayer, the two wings, we
go soaring up to the very presence of
God. Silence before God means ex-
pectins and ready for service.
ut is the Christians duty and de-
light to do whatever God shall ask.
They shall renew their strengths: yes,
we fail in our own strength when we
try to sever ourselves from our sins.
We must throw off our old strength
and God Will clothe us in a new and
divine power. We shall mount up like
eagles.
TOKEN OF THE CHRISTIAN.
THE eagle sweeping swiftly and
freely through the air is the token of
the Christian who, lost in Gods love,
is lifted above the clouds and above
life's storm. The eagle is not seen
in nocks of birds. but is found alone
on the mountain top waiting for flight
We must go alone with God to have
revealed to use the work he has for us.
One who depends on higher help does
not have to depend so much on earthly
help. We take our lofty thoughts TO
be with God and we lose our worldli-
ness. We lose our pleasure in worldly
things as God fills the soul.
God wants His child to have these
soaring experiences. Oh, children of
God, go and get the power to go out
among the sick and iowIy some-
times marvel at the work of men of
God, Work done by preachers, or
through the missionaries, On through
good newspapers. They get the divine
grace and power from God and come
down to this vale of trouble, ready
and willing to tighten the burdens.
We shall walk and not be weary in
our daily trials. for we do have trials,
but we can get the strength to over
come them. You will pardon a little
personal experience.
"A true Christian mother had given
her boy last good bye kiss, but
went back for something. She was not
there, l called and no answer came.
l listened and in an upper room
heard mothers voice pleading with
God to keep her boy and to make her
true mother. Oh, fellow Christian.
wait, | say, on the Lord, and plead
with God to sweeten and strengthen
your vessel"