1, 2. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. The mercy of the creature was of yesterday; the mercy of Jehovah is from everlasting. 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. : 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. "I do not see how I am to be perfected My nature is so vile." Ps. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. To Dominicus, Bishop. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. "What do you mean when you say, 'The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me'? The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. This must ever be our first appeal, to mercy. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. Persevere in what Thou hast begun." Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said, A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 2. The Lord turned and looked at Peter. This is living with God. We actually need to go a step further by speaking to ourselves, by letting the elements of heaven, the mountains before us, the forces and powers of darkness, all hear the Word of God and submit to that Word. The Lord will bear with you and forbear. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? 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. 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. 15. )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. 1, 2. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. "This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 1. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. 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. lvii. )God and ourselvesW. David praises God for the truth of his word4. PHILIPPIANS 1:6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. )God and ourselvesW. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. 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. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. 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. 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. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." 18 " Ep., cxxx. To Dominicus, Bishop. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. The daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. ad probam IV. 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. 15. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 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. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. "When a foul crime has been perpetrated, tender-hearted Christian women who would not harm a hair of the enemy's head, but would rather feed him, will express keen resentment, and will be disquieted in mind till they hear that the perpetrator has been convicted and duly punished." Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. Understanding Celibacy. 2. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? He may be an uncommonly thoughtful person, and little of what is done within his soul may escape his notice; nay, we will make the extreme supposition that he arrests every thought as it rises, and looks at it; that he analyzes every sentiment as it swells his heart; that he scrutinizes every purpose as it determines his will; even if he should have such a thorough and profound self-knowledge as this, God knows him equally profoundly and equally thoroughly. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. 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. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? xviii. Chapter i. And it is not his way to leave off what he once begins. It's that simple. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? His meditations are continuous. 5, 6. 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. How shall we learn to walk by His side? His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. vi. Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. 24).(W. He never could have known anything about dying, for on his face were no tokens of pain or struggle, nor was there any reason to believe that he ever awoke till he lifted up his eyes amid the cherubim. 7. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. And how, through us, others would be blessed! Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. The Lord Shall Perfect That Which Concerns You | Phaneroo Service 240 Sermon Preview by Apostle Grace Lubega Listen to the full sermon here: https://soundcl. 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. Now do all of you who are just beginning life put yourselves and all your circumstances into God's hand and there leave them. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. There is a sweetness and a power in the very monosyllable, "Thy mercy"; because it is peculiar to God, it is His own property, it distinguishes Him. He is present in all things, yet distinct from all things.Practically, this subject serves three important purposes. the fear of man, as in the case of the Patriarch, may not bring a snare. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. 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. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. 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 so-called "Lord's Prayer," which actually is not the Lord's Prayer (that's in John 17) in Matt. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. II. NOTE THE ROCK ON WHICH HE RESTS. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. "Forsake not the works of Thine own hands." THE EARNEST PRAYER ACCOMPANYING THIS CONFIDENCE. It began in election; and when does it end? His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. He is in (1)Heaven. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. 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. lvii. Give thanks to Him and praise His name! The thought will flash across us that God sees us. 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. Psalm 138:8 - " The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands." (KJV) The month of July kicks off the second leg of our prayer and fasting in RCCG worldwide. He is in (1)Heaven. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever--do not abandon the works of Your hands. His omnipresence. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. To reprove some prevalent impieties in human conduct.(1)Atheism.(2)Indifferentism.3. 23, 24). "(Archbishop Temple. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. : 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. "Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever." Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 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. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. (Weekly Pulpit. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. cxxxviii. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. 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 ); Luke 2:8-15. mmc. ", 6708predestination8125guidance, promise8441goals, Question of the Contemplative LifeI. 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. 5, 6. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. The friends of God are glad in the sure hope of being more and more consciously under His eye. 8). 1. (Admonition 23.) At best we can only see the outside of a thing, the curve, the angle, the colour. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. Lord this seventh month of the year, let Your hand of perfection rest mightily on me. To Dominicus, Bishop. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. Being rich he becomes richer; being already high born, of still nobler lineage; being illustrious, he gains greater renown; and--what is more than all--once a sinner he is now a saint. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. )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. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. the regular habit of reading the Bible at a fixed time, the occasional reminders of ourselves that God is looking on, these are our chief means of learning to remember His presence. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. God has made us so. 23, 24). The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of Intercession, Forasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. 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. Chapter i. xviii. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. But His mercy endureth for ever. 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. 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. God has made us so. In a declaration of faith you are speaking to yourself which was what David was doing in this verse. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? lxxxv. 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, The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers, The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 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. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. The History of the Great Crime of Simony. 7 ad 3m II. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. 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. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. cxxxviii. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. 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. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. With our past of perversity; what can we do but cast ourselves on God's infinite pity? We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. 1 John 1:9, 1 Samuel 1:18, 1 Samuel 1:4-5, 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 2 Kings 4:13-17, 2 Kings 4:18-20, 2 Kings 4:28, 2 Kings 4:32-37, 2 Peter 5:15, 2 Samuel 7:15-17, 2 Timothy 4:10, 2 Timothy 4:7, 3 John 2, Colossians 4:14, Exodus 23:25, Ezekiel 37:1-10, Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 17:1-2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 3:15, Hebrews 6:13-15, Hebrews 8:12, Isaiah 14:27, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6-7, Jeremiah 1:12, Job 42:12-17, Joel 2:25-26, Mark 10:46-52, Mark 10:52, Mark 11:23, Mark 4:39, Mark 8:22-25, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:1-3, Matthew 2:19-20, Matthew 2:6, Numbers 23:19, Philemon 23-24, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 4:19, Proverbs 21:30, Psalm 138:8, Psalm 23:1, Psalm 43:5, Psalm 91, Psalms 138:8, Romans 4:18-21, Sermon Topics: Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. Jesus knows the difficulties of life today. Psalm 138:8, NASB: The LORD will accomplish what concerns me; Your faithfulness, LORD, is everlasting; Do not abandon the works of Your hands. We cannot stand forever between two opinions. : While the Americans were blockading Cuba, several captains endeavoured to elude their vigilance by night, trusting that the darkness would conceal them as they passed between the American war-ships. 1, 2. 1, 2. 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? Not only his outward acts, but the thoughts from which they spring are at once discerned. How those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. 18 " Ep., cxxx. 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. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. 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. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. He bringing me home, Timothy, and I'm going to see his face. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy.
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