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  MARCHING TOGETHER
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: We are not alone in our spiritual journey, but are supported
and buoyed up by a mighty host of unseen companions.

Topics: "Angelic Ministry", "Spiritual Warfare"
Scripture References: 2 Kings 6:16, Psalm 34:7, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Hebrews 1:14, Hebrews 12:1

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Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the presence and support of ministering
spirits, including angels and the spirits of good men made perfect, who
surround and minister to those who will inherit salvation. She
encourages believers to take comfort in the fact that they are not alone
in their spiritual journey, as they are accompanied by a powerful and
victorious host that strengthens and uplifts them in their walk of
faith.

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Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them
who shall be heirs of salvation?

--HEBREWS 1:14

NEAR you in sympathy the angels stand,

Their unseen hosts encompass you around;

Strong and unconquerable the glorious band,

And loud their songs and hymns of victory sound.

And near you, though invisible, are those,

The good and just of every age and clime,

Who while on earth have fought the self-same foes,

And won the fight through faith and love sublime;

Let not the hosts of sin inspire a fear,

For lo! far mightier hosts are ever near!

--JONES VERY

With every evil overcome, and every new likeness of Christ inwardly put
on, you are brought more completely within the circle of the great cloud
of witnesses, the myriads of angels in full assembly, and the spirits of
good men made perfect; their strength passes mightily into your soul and
their peace is laid brightly within the heart. This is one of the
essential elements of our strength when we are supported and buoyed up
in doing the Divine will. You are not marching alone. You feel it; you
know it. Visible or invisible, a mighty host is with you; you are
marching with them in countless and serried numbers; one spirit moves
the whole and lifts their feet, and they keep step to the same music.

--EDMUND H. SEARS

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/marching-together/
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