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So, David was saying it doesnt matter what my situation is today, it doesnt matter what is happening around me, I am convinced with everything in me because of the love and mercy of God, the Lord will perfect all that concerns me. 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. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. WEB: Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! Modern Worship, Church of the Saviour - January 29, 2023 | Modern 7. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . 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. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. 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. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. THE LORD PUTS IT INTO HIS PEOPLE'S HEARTS TO PRAY, AND SUPPLIES THEM WITH A PLEA. xlix. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. xviii. 7. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! Try, One Small Change Will Energize Tomorrow's Sermon, Slow Down, Big Fellawhat A Motorcyclist Taught Me About Preaching, Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight. I had arranged the last remaining hours of my India business trip to stop by several places before heading to the Chennai airport. : 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. 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. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. 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. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me." ( v.16-17) An enemy is someone who wants harm to come to you either by their own action or by someone else's. Put in your all with Him and leave it there. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. Like when Jesus in Mark 4:39 said Peace be still. 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. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. What encouragement the sinner has to seek God, seeing He is a God of such mercy. He is in (1)Heaven. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. With our past of perversity; what can we do but cast ourselves on God's infinite pity? AugustineOn the Good of Marriage, Prayer Out of the Deep. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? 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. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. Nothing can escape Jehovah's eye, for He is behind and before, i.e. 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, 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. My Prophetic Prayer Points for Today (My PPP) -UNENDING PEACE 15. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. 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. ad probam IV. 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 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. 15. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? 2. Think of all those who, on the night of the Passover, came out of Egypt, but yet never entered into Canaan; their carcasses fell in the wilderness, because of their unbelief. 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. 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. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. vi. 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. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. 7 ad 3m II. Conclusion . Give thanks to Him and praise His name! 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. 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. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. 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. Rom. 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. 6. 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. xviii. 6. 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. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. 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. If God is omniscient and omnipresent, then the moral character of His creatures is unveiled to His gaze, and clearly and distinctly known to Him. 18 " Ep., cxxx. 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. RCCG: THE LORD WILL PERFECT THAT WHICH CONCERNETH ME. Sermon From S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. PDF AMBASSADORS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS Genesis Chapter 20 Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. when do trees bloom in the smoky mountains. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? 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. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. David praises God for the truth of his word4. 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. But the issue here is prayer. 2. 18, 19. 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. xviii. ad probam IV. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. Let us not act so by Christ. II. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. Don't Waste Your Season of Waiting Enter your email address and we will send you a link to reset your password. 17, 18).2. Decision # 5: Choosing Daily to Serve the Lord. He will revive us."--HOS. The All-seeing Eye may detect in him some way that leads to sin and sorrow, though he is unconscious of it. "How can He be both?" vi. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. 1, 2. lvii. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. 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. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. 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. 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. 7 ad 3m II. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. His omniscience. "(Archbishop Temple. 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. 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. 1, 2. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. Louis Zamperini: Unbroken Hero and Olympic Athlete. What Does Psalms 138:8 Mean? "Jehovah will perfect that which 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. Whence the original plan, stupendous beyond conception, more minute than the most powerful microscope can reveal, which must have preceded the first act of creation? 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. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. cxxxviii. One day the Lord spoke to me through a particular scripture. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. 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." )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. "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. cxxxviii. 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. 19 III. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. (Weekly Pulpit. 5, 6. So say many. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 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. 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. Whose works of grace, in that same earth, have steadily built up a kingdom of love, of peace, of righteousness? That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. (Weekly Pulpit. His communion is unbroken. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. cxxxviii. Whether he be at rest or in motion, in every posture and state, God knows him. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. 2. 2. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. 19-22).3. 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. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. And when I wake up, you are still with me!" 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 then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 5, 6. A Psalm by David. 5, 6. Rom. 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 self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 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. 17, 18).2. It is perfectly plain from the elevated central point of view where we now stand, and in the focal light in which we now see, that no man can be justified before God upon the ground of personal character; for that character, when subjected to God's exhaustive scrutiny, withers and shrinks away. 3. )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. It is perfectly plain from the elevated central point of view where we now stand, and in the focal light in which we now see, that no man can be justified before God upon the ground of personal character; for that character, when subjected to God's exhaustive scrutiny, withers and shrinks away. Well," he says, "I know the Lord has begun his work in me. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. Is he lacking in power or love? 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. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. Wherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. )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. Nor does such a feeling indicate malevolence. 6. How shall we learn to walk by His side? 18, 19. Unknown Location. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. Chapter i. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. His omnipotence (vers. 1. 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. 1, 2. 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. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. 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. (Isa. Even in its most rudimental form, invisible to any other ken, it is still open to His eyes, and He determines all its subsequent development, recording in His book the days to come, i.e. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. 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. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. Cultivate a loving affection for Him. David praises God for the truth of his word4. His omnipresence. 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. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. Here's how David describes the Lord's response to his cry for help. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. The Lord reveals to us through His Word, the Bible, that we can be of good "cheer," that we can: 1) Rejoice in our problems because God will use them to our benefit: "Knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope" ( Romans 5:3-4 );

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