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. 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. 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. 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 thought will flash across us that God sees us. 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. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. 6 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. 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. 17, 18).2. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. (Admonition 23.) v. 22). 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. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. "And among all the people" to say it another way "I will be glorified." So to see, to apprehend, and to reckon with his holiness (and, in some sense, to perceive it) is to see glory and, thus, to glorify him. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. 3. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. 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. Do we not begin at the Cross, and when we have climbed ever so high, is it not at the Cross that we end? Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. 19 III. )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. 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. The fear of the Lord is far more than a Biblical teaching, principle or idea. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. 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. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. 17, 18).2. The consideration of this single ease leads to the general statement that all God's works are marvellous, a statement which the writer reaffirms as from an experimental conviction of its truth. 7. 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. (Isa. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. Were man to scale the azure vault overhead, it would only confront him with the Divine personality; were he to sound unimaginable depths in the other direction, the result would be the same. 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. 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. 18, 19. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 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. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? To Dominicus, Bishop. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." 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, (1)Heaven. 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. Its offices are located in Omaha, Nebraska. ad probam IV. (Admonition 23.) Lost in the Credits - Micaiah (PowerPoint) In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. xlix. vi. OURSELVES. The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.for" 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. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. 15. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made, St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! Chapter i. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. 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? English Revised Version (ERV) 13-16).4. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. How shall we learn to walk by His side? OURSELVES. 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? The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. He is the perfect servant, the perfect minister, the perfect shepherd pastor-leader. 18, 19. He is our model. 4. 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. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. xviii. "Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands." it is further asked; for while all must admit the force of the arguments you have urged, yet there are facts which it seems to us may reasonably lead you to feel less confident than you now seem to be. 15. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 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. 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. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. His omnipotence (vers. 2. 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. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. To Dominicus, Bishop. 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. In a declaration of faith you are also indirectly speaking to God, you are reminding God of what He has said and getting Him to act on His Word and His promises. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. 24).(W. This is living with God. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. 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. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 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. 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. Denomination: Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. But He sees all, His eye takes in the immeasurable universe. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. : 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. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. He sees the whole of everything at the same time. In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. Put in your all with Him and leave it there. 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. 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. 19 III. For it would be all through simple and utter trust in him - through nothing whatever of ourselves, but all of him. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative Life, Epistle Xlvii. 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. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. All the elements in heaven, everything in nature, the powers and forces of darkness, all heard that Word and they surrendered to that Word, they submitted to that Word and there was great peace and calm all around. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. 18, 19. v. 22). xviii. PSALMS 138:8 KJV "The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. We will be engaging in this for 21 days. 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. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. 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. 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. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? 1, 2. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? Many times in the Psalms we see David speaking to himself, like in Psalm 43:5 where he says to himself why are you downcast O my soul? Let the path I daily walk in not be a crooked, corrupt and perverse path. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . 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. vi. 3. Psalm 138:8 KJV - The LORD will perfect that which - Bible Gateway ", 4. 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. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him, Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 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. Ps. 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. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. the various events and vicissitudes of life, even before one of them existed. : 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. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. His omnipotence (vers. Don't forsake the works of your own hands. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? How it would honor God! 5, 6. 15. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. 18 " Ep., cxxx. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! Psalm 138: God Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me Guest Commentary on Andy Stanley's Sermon: "Speaking the Way the First "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. Psalm 138:8 Sermons: The LORD will fulfill that which concerns me; your )God and ourselvesW. It is common-sense the common-sense of religion. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. He will revive us."--HOS. But the issue here is prayer. God has made us so. And so, if we do not die shouting victory, we hope that we shall peacefully fall asleep, "for His mercy endureth for ever." 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. The 10 Best Books for Skeptics of Christianity. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? (Weekly Pulpit. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. Perfect all that concerns me O Lord (Psalm 138:8) O Lord, let Your hand of perfection straighten every crooked path before me. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or Athanasius, Covenant Duties. "Show me as much as I can stand, Lord." So what did God show him. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. His communion is unbroken. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. 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. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. He wants them to believe that Jesus gave up his divinity and performed miracles etc. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. How shall we learn to walk by His side? Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. Sermon Seeds: Who Are You, Jesus? - United Church of Christ But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. It is from the mercy of God that He works for us, and works in us. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 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. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. lvii. 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. )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. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. How shall we learn to walk by His side? The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. 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 faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. I. Nero's sword will not have the final say, but Jesus is going to bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. 8). 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? Literally, the text says, "You keep him in peace, peace." "He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. Corresponding judgments await those who, shrinking from that all-seeing eye, with a repugnance predominant and increasing, must abide its searchings for ever. This might lead us to sadness and despair, but the Lord worketh in us . The thought will flash across us that God sees us. 1, 2. )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. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. 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