GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. 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. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. 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. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me: Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever: forsake not the works of Your own hands." Psalm 138:8. 13-16).4. 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. 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. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. 9 Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. 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, (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. 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 Great, The Coming Revival"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. He is a man like ourselves; but as we look on him, we note how bright his eye, how radiant his countenance, how calm yet how joyous his tone, how happy in his conviction he seems to be, as he keeps saying to himself, "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. 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. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' lvii. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. His omnipotence (vers. 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. Cultivate a loving affection for Him. 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. 18, 19. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. )God and ourselvesW. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 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. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. 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. 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. The History of the Great Crime of Simony. Its offices are located in Omaha, Nebraska. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. OURSELVES. 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. 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? v. 22). "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. The man replies, "I mean that whatever really concerns me the Lord will see after, and bring it to a perfect issue, whether it be what has to do with my outward circumstances, or with what is of far more importance - my standing in his sight, the condition of my soul. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns You - Reflections In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. The Lord will perfect that which concerns me (Psalm 138:8) Thought for the day, Nov 1, 2017 - YouTube 0:00 2:01 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me (Psalm 138:8) Thought. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. A Psalm by David. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. 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. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. A Psalm by David. 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 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. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. Sense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . 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. 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. )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. v. 22). Rom. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us." "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. 1, 2. 7. His plans and purposes as displayed in these miracles of creation, are precious beyond measure. "Show me as much as I can stand, Lord." So what did God show him. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. 1. I had arranged the last remaining hours of my India business trip to stop by several places before heading to the Chennai airport. To Dominicus, Bishop. Letter Xliii 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. the various events and vicissitudes of life, even before one of them existed. 18, 19. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. 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. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 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. 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. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. 8). 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. 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. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. It goes on in secret, as far from human vision as if it were deep down in some subterraneous cavern, but God sees it and directs the mysterious and complicated tissue, as if it were a piece of delicate embroidery. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. . 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.". It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. 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, 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. PROVERBS 23:18 He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him Saint Bernard of ClairvauxSome Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of ClairvauxThat the Ruler Should be Always Chief in Action. 23, 24). Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. 5, 6. Ps. "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." I. If there is a creator of the universe, He must also be its sustainer: He cannot press material forces into service and go and leave them, as we do a windmill to draw water, for all force depends upon Him for its existence. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. sighs one troubled heart, "I fear I shall fall into many sins between here and heaven." 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. Topic: The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . lvii. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. 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. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. Sunday, February 26, 2023~ Reverend Damaris Y Walker, Esq., Pastor If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. 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. 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?" Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. xviii. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. Struck by this view of God's omniscience as embracing the beginning, the unfolding and the completion of all things, the singer bursts out into a recognition of its value. And it is also true of the work of grace all around us. I. (Weekly Pulpit. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. They cannot be numbered! His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. He will revive us."--HOS. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. 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. 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. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. Chapter i. (1)There is the error that supposes that formal worship can be of any real worth. The ruler should always be chief in action, that by his living he may point out the way of life to those that are put under him, and that the flock, which follows the voice and manners of the shepherd, may learn how to walk better through example than through words. 1, 2. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." In a declaration of faith, you are also speaking for all the elements in heaven to hear you, for everything on the earth to hear you and for all the forces and powers of darkness to hear you so they are all bound to cooperate with, surrender and submit to the Word of God. 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.
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