v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. 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?' Like when Jesus in Mark 4:39 said Peace be still. Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. His omnipotence (vers. Hence Paul. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. 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. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? The text, however, itself, is its own guard. 19 III. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. 7. 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? Hence he entreats God to see and disclose it, and then taking his hand to lead him in a way which, unlike the way of the wicked (Psalm 1:6), does not perish, but ends in everlasting life. ad probam IV. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. 1, 2. When David said the Lord will perfect that which concerns him, he wasnt praying to God. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers, PsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! 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. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. Do as the man did with the bad banknote, throw it down on the highway or into a ditch, and run away from it. III. ", 2. 24).(W. Rom. - S.C. For which of us has a flawless record of submission to the Divine purpose? 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. And how, through us, others would be blessed! [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. : 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. sighs one troubled heart, "I fear I shall fall into many sins between here and heaven." GOD.1. 19 III. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. )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. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. The Lord will bear with you and forbear. He was saying I am certain, I am confident, I have no doubt in my mind that God will perfect that which concerns me. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. 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. Join me as we discover more below: 7 ad 3m II. This must ever be our first appeal, to mercy. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 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. 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. 7-12). 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. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. 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. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 13-16).4. 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. (Admonition 23.) 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. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 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. Ps. The importance of an interest in Christ. 15. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. 7. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. The Promise of Peace You keep him in perfect peace You keep him in perfect peace. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? To Dominicus, Bishop. 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. Rom. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Now carry this confidence into everything. "Thou hast made me: I reverently challenge Thee to complete Thy work." The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. Men only see what a man says and does; God sees all that a man is. vi. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. ad probam IV. 6. David praises God for the truth of his word4. 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. We become unconscious of everything by long use. Thou hast come to Jesus and trusted thy soul in His hands, then it is certain that the Lord hath brought thee to this state of mind. (Isa. A Psalm by David. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? Psalm 138:8, NASB: The LORD will accomplish what concerns me; Your faithfulness, LORD, is everlasting; Do not abandon the works of Your hands. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. 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. 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. 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. 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 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? Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. Understand the meaning of Psalms 138:8 using all available Bible versions and commentary. 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. )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. 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. 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. People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? when do trees bloom in the smoky mountains. : 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. 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?' --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. 1, 2. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. "To church, sir," was the reply "What to do there?" It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. 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. This might lead us to sadness and despair, but the Lord worketh in us . GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. This is living with God. ( Psalm 138:8) "God will perfect everything that concerns you." ( Psalm 138:8, NKJV) I have heard my wife use King David's phrase many times in her public prayers. 23, 24). "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? Our relation toward such a God should be 1. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. Whenever servants of the Lord come together and examine what it is that they need to be, there must be a vision of Christ. Whence the march and trend of history, always revealing "a power not ourselves, which makes for righteousness," and which sweeps away opposition like dust before the oncoming storm? But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or Athanasius, Covenant Duties. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. When I was young, I used to make a lot of wishes using wishing bones or when blowing out my birthday candles. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. xviii. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. 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. We have the help of Almighty God! That of siding with Him against evil (vers. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. 23:1) I confess all my sins and iniquities, cleanse me with your blood, Lord Jesus . : 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 duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. That He had made the waters, but had not divided them from the land, or said to the sea, "Hitherto shalt thou go, but no farther"? cxxxviii. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 15. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. 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. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. )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. Every effect has a cause, and all spiritual faith is created by the Holy Ghost. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. 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. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. 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. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius, The Saints' Final Perseverance Secured by the Mercy of God, The saints' final perseverance secured by the mercy of God, David praises God for the truth of his word, He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God. 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. 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. 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 GROUNDS ON WHICH THE CONVICTION IS BASED. lxxxv. Dry bones; hopeless situations have a spiritual ear. )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. His omnipotence (vers. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. 6. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, "Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times." Psalm 34:15 Verse Concepts The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry. Ps. This Psalm is a Psalm of David. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. cxxxviii. 1. 7 ad 3m II. 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. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. And so, as I thought and prayed about what I might bring to you in these wonderful days, I was drawn by the Holy Spirit . "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." He will revive us."--HOS. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. 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. )God and ourselvesW. ad probam IV. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God . cxxxviii. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. vi. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. 19-22).3. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. 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. 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. 73 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 2 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Church of the Saviour UMC: Modern Worship, Church of the Saviour - January 29, 2023 Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? How priceless the blood of Calvary, in which the saints have "washed their robes and made them white"! Struck by this view of God's omniscience as embracing the beginning, the unfolding and the completion of all things, the singer bursts out into a recognition of its value. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. Is it not a strange thing that the advanced believer, when he reaches to the very height of piety, just comes to the spot where he commenced? The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. This is living with God. PowerPoint Sermons. 5, 6. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. : 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. We will be engaging in this for 21 days. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. 1, 2. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. This is living with God. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. This was Thomas' announcement and one that is perfect for our expectations this first Sunday after the Easter resurrection. God is really at work on our behalf. David praises God for the truth of his word4. Into providence. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. 8). One man of God always feared death; but he might have spared himself his wretchedness, for he fell asleep one night in apparently excellent health, and died in his sleep. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. 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. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. 6. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. "To worship God." The Lord Will Perfect All That Concerns Me Is a Declaration of Faith When David said the Lord will perfect that which concerns me, he was making a declaration of faith. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. 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.
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