"The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. . OURSELVES. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. 13-16).4. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. 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. His meditations are continuous. 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. To Dominicus, Bishop. 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. Being confident of this, he that has begun a good work in you will perform it. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. 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. 2. 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. 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. xviii. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. 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. 1, 2. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be, I. III. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. (Isa. 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. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. 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. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. God has made us so. cxxxviii. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 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. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. lvii. David praises God for the truth of his word4. What is it? 2. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. "I am, as Thy creature, wholly dependent on Thee; without Thee, faith must die, and hope expire; without Thee, love must decay and perish. 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. lxxxv. When David said the Lord will perfect all that concerns him, he meant that the Lord will fulfill His purpose for our . Get a grip at this, thou troubled one, and by a personal faith say, "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." Since then, the Lord has begun to save you, your confidence must be that He who began this good work will continue to operate in your soul. 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. 7. 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. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. None other can be fit sinners; nay, and none other can be fit, grateful saints. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 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 self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 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. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. RCCG: THE LORD WILL PERFECT THAT WHICH CONCERNETH ME. Sermon From OURSELVES. 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. 1. CONTINUALLY I am clearing the ground and laying the foundation of eternal salvation in the Grace of God which was manifested in Christ Jesus when He came into the world to save sinners. WEB: Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. The Lord's invitation to follow him is individual and personal, and it is compelling. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the Deep. We must understand that everything in life has a spiritual ear. II. 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. 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. vi. 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. 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 former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 1, 2. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. Whether he be at rest or in motion, in every posture and state, God knows him. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. 19 III. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. v. 22). 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. How shall we learn to walk by His side? )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. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. 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. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. vi. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. 18, 19. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 15. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. II. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerneth Me: 12/14/2014 (SUN) | Bible: Psalm 138:8. 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. Each of us must at some time face the crucial question: "Whom say ye that I am?" ( Matt. 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?' 13). 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. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. ad probam IV. He wants them to believe that Jesus gave up his divinity and performed miracles etc. 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. 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. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. Psalm 138:8 The Lord will accomplish what concerns me;Your Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. But the issue here is prayer. 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. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. 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. 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. 2. You are anxiously asking Him, shall I persevere to the end? : 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. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. 1. 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, "Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. 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. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. 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. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. ad probam IV. 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. 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. stream | download | podcast | enjoy . lxxxv. 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. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. 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. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. Psalm 138:8 KJV - The LORD will perfect that which - Bible Gateway For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love ." - 1 John 4:18 ESV. GOD.1. And at the altar Jesus gives . 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. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. 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. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. How shall we learn to walk by His side? G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop 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. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. God often perfects that which truly concerns us by taking us away from that which never ought to concern us. : 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. : 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 self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 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. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. Psalm 138:8 Sermons: The LORD will fulfill that which concerns me; your He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. 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. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. 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?' AugustineOf Holy Virginity. 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. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. xlix. 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. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? He cannot comprehend it, which is not strange, for how is the finite to comprehend the infinite? Chapter i. Put in your all with Him and leave it there. 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. 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. OURSELVES. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. 1. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 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. When David said the Lord will perfect that which concerns me, he was making a declaration of faith. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. 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. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 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. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. 19-22).3. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. 4. 1. 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. Utilizing the Biblical teaching ministry of Dr. Curt Dodd, it seeks to globally proclaim the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to bring those who are lost into a real life-transforming encounter with the Savior and encourage believers in their daily walk. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. )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. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. 1, 2. 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. 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. 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. 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. Any signal manifestation of Jehovah's presence, however favourable, inspires awe. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. "You saw me before I was born. While the majority of the sermons listed below are "mine," several of them are sermons worked up by my dad, Frank Higginbotham, who preached over 60 years, and others were developed from seeds planted by various preachers I've heard throughout my lifetime. Easy Link: Embed Email To Share Favorites For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. xlix. LCMS Sermons - Pastor James F. Wright Sermon on Ephesians 4:30-5:2. (Isa. Put your hope in God. But sing in your heart, "Thy mercy, O Lord, 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. 6. NOTE THE ROCK ON WHICH HE RESTS. 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. 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. (Admonition 23.) But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. 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. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. (Weekly Pulpit. To Dominicus, Bishop. cxxxviii. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said, A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. "(Archbishop Temple. 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.
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