"Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. 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. 15. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. He is in (1)Heaven. 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. 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. 8). S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. 13-16).4. 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. lxxxv. 2. 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. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. Exodus 16:2-15. His omniscience. God has made us so. 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. 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. AugustineOn the Good of Marriage, Prayer Out of the Deep. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. Today, the LORD will perfect that which concerns me and my family. "But are you not afraid? 3. His omnipotence (vers. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. The writer of Psalm 51. says if but the Lord will restore to him the joy of his salvation, and uphold him with his free spirit, "then will I teach transgressors," etc. 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. 17, 18).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. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. 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. Your womb has a spiritual ear. 1, 2. 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?' GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. Let us not act so by Christ. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. And what is the foundation of the promise? Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . To Dominicus, Bishop. 19 III. GOD.1. "I am, as Thy creature, wholly dependent on Thee; without Thee, faith must die, and hope expire; without Thee, love must decay and perish. He will perfect all that concerns you too in Jesus name. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? 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. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. cxxxviii. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. 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. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. 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. Rom. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. 13-18). His omnipotence (vers. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? . Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . xlix. 23, 24). We become unconscious of everything by long use. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. Rom. Ps. God Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever do not abandon the works of your hands. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. 24). 1. 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. 18 " Ep., cxxx. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. Have you obtained a religion which is not the work of God? --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. : 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. God's justice. Thomas experiences the presence of the risen Christ and he responds by saying "MY LORD AND MY GOD!" Thomas addresses Jesus in the same language in which Israel addressed Yahweh. 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. lxxxv. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 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 Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands. solely via the power of the Holy Spirit. 6. 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. 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 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. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. 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. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. Give thanks to Him and praise His name! 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"? The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. Through Baptism God puts his name on us. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. How great is the gratitude that is due to God from His saints, how innumerable are His blessings, how vast His mercy, how rich His grace and lovingkindness. vi. 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." Chapter i. Then I would exhort you to get rid of it. Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. Ps. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. I. 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. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. 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. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. His omnipresence. the lord will perfect that which concerns me sermon. This is living with God. 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. - the power of the Holy Spirit, which worketh in me now; the promises, so many, so great, and precious, contained in the Holy Scriptures; and my own experience thus far, and that of many others; - all encourage and establish my faith that ' the Lord will perfect that,' etc. 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. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. 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. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. 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. (4)In the dark as well as the light.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. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. 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. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. As Romans 8:28-30 says: And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. )God and ourselvesW. 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. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. 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. If it is a concern to us, then it is a concern to God too because God cares for us. 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. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 24).(W. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. 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. Jesus prayed all the time, and at any time. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. : 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. 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. 1. "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me: Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever: forsake not the works of Your own hands." Psalm 138:8. v. 22). NOTE THE ROCK ON WHICH HE RESTS. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. III. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 5, 6. 19 III. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. LCMS Sermons - Pastor James F. Wright Sermon on Ephesians 4:30-5:2. 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. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. So, here is an attempt at a definition: the glory of God is the infinite beauty and greatness of God's manifold perfections. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. )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. How those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! (Admonition 23.) 6 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. The strophe closes with a frank confession of the writer's impotence and awe. 18 " Ep., cxxx. 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. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. David praises God for the truth of his word4. Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. )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. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. Sense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. 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. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. 1. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. "But how do you know all this? 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. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. xlix. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. 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? Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. iii. THE UNCHANGING FOUNDATION OF ASSURANCE. 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. 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. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. 1, 2. 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. (Weekly Pulpit. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. You can speak to the mountain and it will give way (Mark 11:23). (Psa. 19 III. "This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. He who superintends all must be all-seeing, and He who presides over all history must take cognizance of every event. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Question of the Contemplative LifeI. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. 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. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. cxxxviii. To Dominicus, Bishop. 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. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. : 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. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. 17, 18). "What do you mean when you say, 'The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me'? 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. OURSELVES. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. v. 22). 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 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. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. Ps. IN WHAT DID IT ISSUE? GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. 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 . St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. 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. 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. 24).(W. Into providence. : 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. iii. vi. You seem quite sure and very happy about it; but what do you mean?" 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. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. : 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. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 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. 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.

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