Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. lvii. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. "(Archbishop Temple. We cannot live long with men without catching something of their manner, of their mode of thought, of their character, of their government of themselves. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. And though we thought that we had suffered loss from the tardiness of their coming, yet we find gain from their more abundant charity; seeing that from this delay in point Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatThe Coming Revival"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God."4. Joseph Prince App - | Pray For Good Success Today How, then, would the record run? Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. Our relation toward such a God should be . Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old TestamentLinksPsalm 138:8 NIVPsalm 138:8 NLTPsalm 138:8 ESVPsalm 138:8 NASBPsalm 138:8 KJVPsalm 138:8 Bible AppsPsalm 138:8 ParallelPsalm 138:8 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 138:8 Chinese BiblePsalm 138:8 French BiblePsalm 138:8 German BiblePsalm 138:8 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)Everywhere. It is a simple question of time; a simple question whether it shall come here in this world, where the blood of Christ "freely" flows, or in the future world, where "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin."(W. For the Lord is good and His love is eternal, and His faithfulness endures to all generations." (Ps. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Question of the Contemplative LifeI. (Isa. : The fact that God is always present and knows every minute trifle in our lives, and that His unerring judgment will assuredly take count of every detail of our character and our conduct, neither exaggerating nor omitting, but applying absolute justice; this truth is one of those which lose force from their very universality. The grace of God makes a man thoughtful, and leads him to concern about himself, his life, his future, and the completeness of the work of grace. In a declaration of faith, you take something based on Gods Word and promises and say it out loud or in your heart to yourself, so it registers firmly in your mind, enters deep into your spirit, moves from just something you know in your head, to something you believe with all your heart even if you cant see it with your physical eyes, even if what you are going through is the complete opposite of what you are saying. If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures foreverdo not abandon the works of your hands. And this perpetual though not always conscious sense of God's presence would, no doubt, if we would let it have its perfect work, gradually act on our characters just as the presence of our fellow-men does. Who conceived the character of Christ, in an age overlaid and penetrated through and through with error? Whose works of grace, in that same earth, have steadily built up a kingdom of love, of peace, of righteousness? We cannot live long with men without catching something of their manner, of their mode of thought, of their character, of their government of themselves. Now, as we thus in thought gaze upon the man, and. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. The simple question, then, which meets us is, Wilt thou know thyself here, and now, that thou mayest accept and feel God's pity; or wilt thou keep within the screen, and not know thyself until beyond the grave, and then feel God's judicial wrath? vi. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. ad probam IV. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. Enter your email address and we will send you a link to reset your password. As Romans 8:28-30 says: And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? He learnt his theology, as we shall see, from Eastern authorities, and was not content to carry on and develop the traditional teaching of the West; and the disciple St. The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. 18 " Ep., cxxx. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. xlix. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. lxxxv. He is in (1)Heaven. Into providence. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. He professes his confidence in GodDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 138:86708predestination8125guidance, promise8441goalsPsalm 138:7-81265hand of GodLibraryFaith in PerfectionIn the opening, I must remark that this is not the heritage of all mankind. He who superintends all must be all-seeing, and He who presides over all history must take cognizance of every event. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. And this perpetual though not always conscious sense of God's presence would, no doubt, if we would let it have its perfect work, gradually act on our characters just as the presence of our fellow-men does. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 1, 2. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Question of the Contemplative LifeI. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. 8. The brilliant searchlight sweeping the broad ocean and revealing even the smallest craft on its surface is but a faint type of the Eternal Light from which no sinner can hide his sin. )God all-seeing:In the mythology of the heathen, Momus, the god of fault-finding, is represented as blaming Vulcan, because in the human form, which he had made of clay, he had not placed a window in the breast, by which whatever was done or thought there might easily be brought to light. (Weekly Pulpit. If it is a concern to us, then it is a concern to God too because God cares for us. How can I turn all my worries and problems over to God? We could never discharge our duties properly if we were to be perpetually distracted by the consciousness of what was around us: and, above all, we might be daunted by the perpetual thought of the presence of God, and so be paralyzed instead of helped. 6. It is a simple question of time; a simple question whether it shall come here in this world, where the blood of Christ "freely" flows, or in the future world, where "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin."(W. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. Do we not begin at the Cross, and when we have climbed ever so high, is it not at the Cross that we end? OURSELVES. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. Verse 18: And Jesus will rescue me from every evil dead. God knows us, not relatively, but personally. And are not temptations everywhere, and so many of them subtle and strong, and before which many souls have fallen? 7. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? 7 ad 3m II. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. Give me to see, and know that I am thine in an everlasting Covenant, which cannot be broken: that from having committed my soul-concerns into thy hands; all my earthly interests I may safely leave at the disposal; and that . "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. 18, 19. But this is more especially true in the work of grace in the heart. vi. One of these, borrowed from the Spanish theologian Francisco de Vitoria,48 was based on the universal right conferred by the 'law of nations' (ius gentium) to freedom of trade and communication. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 2. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. 3. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. Psalm 27 NKJV - An Exuberant Declaration of Faith - A - Bible Gateway There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. 19 III. Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. Nay, more, this process of self-inspection may go on indefinitely, and the man grow more and more thoughtful, and obtain an everlastingly augmenting knowledge of what he is and what he does, so that it shall seem to him that he is penetrating so deeply into those dim and shadowy regions of consciousness where the external life takes its very first start, and then he may be sure that God understands the thought that is afar off, and deep down, and that at this lowest range and plane in his experience he besets him behind and before.II. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. the lord will perfect that which concerns me sermon 8). If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. xlix. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns You - Reflections Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. )God all-seeing:In the mythology of the heathen, Momus, the god of fault-finding, is represented as blaming Vulcan, because in the human form, which he had made of clay, he had not placed a window in the breast, by which whatever was done or thought there might easily be brought to light. It is a simple question of time; a simple question whether it shall come here in this world, where the blood of Christ "freely" flows, or in the future world, where "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin."(W. There is, therefore, nothing wrong in our forgetting that we are in the presence of God any more than there is anything foolish in our forgetting that we need air to breathe or light to see by, or that if we fall we may hurt ourselves: just in the same way as we very often, and quite rightly, forget that we are in the company of men who will take notice of our faults. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. He has suffered thus, partly from a certain obscurity in his style of writing, partly from the difficulty of the thoughts which he attempted to convey. What are those things you are standing for and believing that the Lord will bring to pass concerning you, beloved take the Word of God as it and with a simple faith believe in your heart that His promises will not fail to the ground but will fulfill all it intend to do in your life and situation in Jesus Name. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. His omniscience. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 7. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. ", 2. David praises God for the truth of his word4. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. The singer revolves in mind the secret processes of man's birth and development, and gratitude overflows into praise. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 15. And this will generally be just when we are tempted to do wrong, or perhaps just when we are actually beginning to do it: some secret sin of which no one knows or dreams perhaps, some self-indulgence, which we dare not deny that God condemns. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. There is, therefore, nothing wrong in our forgetting that we are in the presence of God any more than there is anything foolish in our forgetting that we need air to breathe or light to see by, or that if we fall we may hurt ourselves: just in the same way as we very often, and quite rightly, forget that we are in the company of men who will take notice of our faults. The Lord reveals to us through His Word, the Bible, that we can be of good "cheer," that we can: 1) Rejoice in our problems because God will use them to our benefit: "Knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope" ( Romans 5:3-4 ); Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. 6. He will revive us."--HOS. 6. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. We cannot live long with men without catching something of their manner, of their mode of thought, of their character, of their government of themselves. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. 5, 6. And do you not know that you, as do even the best of men, often sin, often transgress God's commandment by thought, word, or deed?" 18, 19. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. vi. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. xlix. So say many. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. Psalms 138:8 - The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: th - GodTube Then we notice that he looks sad for a while, as if he cannot deny what has been urged; but presently he looks up, and his eyes are turned not to us, but lifted heavenward; and we hear him say, "Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever;" and he adds the prayer, "Forsake not the work," etc. iii. The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. What does Psalm 138:8 mean? | BibleRef.com The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. "Forsake not the works of Thine own hands." Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. xlix. 23, 24). )PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsAbandon, Accomplish, Age, Chief, Complete, Concerneth, Concerns, David, Endures, Endureth, Eternal, Everlasting, Fall, Forever, Forsake, Fulfil, Fulfill, Hands, Kindness, Love, Loving, Lovingkindness, Loving-kindness, Mercy, Musician, O, Perfect, Psalm, Purpose, Steadfast, WorksOutline1. There are many things which concern me; but what they are I leave to the Lord to determine; for I often find, as many others have told me is true of them likewise, that I much concern myself about things which, after all, do not really concern me, and about which, therefore, I need not trouble. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. Jesus knows the difficulties of life today. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. Some of God's children are the crookedest people that ever were in this world, and it must be sovereignty which chose them, for they are by no means naturally desirable or attractive. He sees the whole of an object. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. So, too, by living in the presence of God and, as it were, in the courts of heaven, we shall assuredly learn something of a heavenly tone, and shake off some of that coarse worldliness, that deeply ingrained selfishness, that silly pride and conceit which now spoils our very best service.
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