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. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." But this is more especially true in the work of grace in the heart. 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. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. And what is the foundation of the promise? Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? What is it? GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. 19-24). 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. They cannot be numbered! 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. And now you that are afraid about the future, rest with us in this sweet promise. Topic: The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. )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. 6. Psalm 138:8 Choice comfort for a young believer As every state has its dangers, so the peril of religious concern is despondency. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. 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. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. 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. OURSELVES. lxxxv. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. 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. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. We see that mercy has provided for the ruined life to be restored and built up again according to the plan of the great Architect. 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. vi. A Psalm by David. 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. But the issue here is prayer. The Promise of Peace You keep him in perfect peace You keep him in perfect peace. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 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. 7. 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. 17, 18).2. 2. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. To Dominicus, Bishop. iii. "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me;" not, "I will perform it myself. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Chapter i. Modern Worship, Church of the Saviour - January 29, 2023 | Modern G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. Forasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race Wherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. Psalm 138:8 The Lord will accomplish what concerns me;Your 8). The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. "He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. 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. 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)Constant.II. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 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. THE LORD GIVES US REST IN HIS MERCY, for what says the text, "Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever." For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. 6. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THE CONVICTION IS BASED. 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? Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? 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. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. When I loved people, and poured out my life, Jesus was doing that through me. (Isa. Whether he be at rest or in motion, in every posture and state, God knows him. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. 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?' 18, 19. In the day when I cried, 32. 1, 2. 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. 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. O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. 18, 19. 1. 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. lxxxv. 1, 2. 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. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. cxxxviii. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 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. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. xlix. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 7 ad 3m II. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. THE LORD IS GOING TO PERFECT EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS ME With Pr Rose Nyanzi Live at UCC KASUBI INNERMAN MINISTRIES 12 02 2023 SUNDAY SERVICE You can acquire this Sermon (Service) in Audio Format by Whatsapp at +256 706 540102 Follow us on our SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAJiz3VxXMYXmEDxxyrf_zg 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. 24).(W. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 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. "Thou hast made me: I reverently challenge Thee to complete Thy work." Never; but it issues in eternal glory. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. cxxxviii. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. 2. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. 2. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. Give thanks to Him and praise His name! "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. David praises God for the truth of his word4. 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. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. It is not his own strength or good resolves, but that ever-enduring mercy which fortifies him against all the risks and perils which he knows beset him; and he will abide in that mercy through continual prayer and trust. Psalm 138: God Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. 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. 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. 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. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. Exodus 16:2-15. III. 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. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. 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. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 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. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. 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. You may say, It is the promise. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? 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? Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. 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. 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. 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. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. 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. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. )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 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 the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. You can speak to the mountain and it will give way (Mark 11:23). But once let a man or woman reach this assurance that through all the various scenes of life God is moulding them, and even by the "strokes of doom" fashioning them "to shape and use," and all the life sparkles with glad significance. 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. The answer is a daily walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. OURSELVES. 19-22).3. )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 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. 19-22). For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 1, 2. )God and ourselvesW. ad probam IV. vi. This Psalm is a psalm of David. "But how do you know all this? 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 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. the lord will perfect that which concerns me sermon
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