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)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. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. When we read the Gospels, we see that our Lord Jesus always took time to retreat to spend time in the presence of His Heavenly Father. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 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. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old TestamentLinksPsalm 138:8 NIVPsalm 138:8 NLTPsalm 138:8 ESVPsalm 138:8 NASBPsalm 138:8 KJVPsalm 138:8 Bible AppsPsalm 138:8 ParallelPsalm 138:8 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 138:8 Chinese BiblePsalm 138:8 French BiblePsalm 138:8 German BiblePsalm 138:8 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)There is the error that imagines that death will make some fundamental alteration in their relation to God.2. iii. 18 " Ep., cxxx. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. "The Lord will perfect." He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. 1. There is the full assurance that He will be at work still in order to complete that which He has commenced. But His mercy endureth for ever. God has made us so. 23, 24). 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." 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. This is false. I. ( 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. Ps. He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him Saint Bernard of ClairvauxSome Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, That the Ruler Should be Always Chief in Action. lvii. 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. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. cxxxviii. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. To Dominicus, Bishop. 15. 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. 11 Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. How those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. None other can be fit sinners; nay, and none other can be fit, grateful saints. 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. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . cxxxviii. 6. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. 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. World English Bible Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. 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. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. 17, 18).2. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. I. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. 19-22).3. 15. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. Ps. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. Verse 8. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. 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. 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. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. 1, 2. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. 13-16).4. vi. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 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. 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. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. vi. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. cxxxviii. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. PROVERBS 23:18 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. 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. 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. cxxxviii. 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. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. 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. Corresponding judgments await those who, shrinking from that all-seeing eye, with a repugnance predominant and increasing, must abide its searchings for ever. THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION (vers. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. 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. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. His omniscience. 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. 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. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. 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. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. Psalm 138:8, KJV: The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. 1. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. The 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? He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. 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. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 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. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. Ps. 18, 19. 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. iii. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. : 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 comprise many Acts? St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. xlix. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. 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. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. A broad confidence. 2. If there is a creator of the universe, He must also be its sustainer: He cannot press material forces into service and go and leave them, as we do a windmill to draw water, for all force depends upon Him for its existence. 24).(W. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? Biography of St. Augustine. lvii. iii. 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 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. Rom. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. The Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands. 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. 6. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. 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. 7. He may be an uncommonly thoughtful person, and little of what is done within his soul may escape his notice; nay, we will make the extreme supposition that he arrests every thought as it rises, and looks at it; that he analyzes every sentiment as it swells his heart; that he scrutinizes every purpose as it determines his will; even if he should have such a thorough and profound self-knowledge as this, God knows him equally profoundly and equally thoroughly. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. 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. 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. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. "(Archbishop Temple. To Dominicus, Bishop. To Dominicus, Bishop. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! 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. You are listening to the voice of Bill Johnson from a sermon given some years ago, and Johnson is poisoning his flock with the heretical doctrine of kenosis. vi. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. Psalm 138:8 says "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me." Notice the word PERFECT. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. OURSELVES. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of Intercession, Forasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. The poet multiplies expressions to indicate how complete is God's knowledge of him. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. 18, 19. 8). 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. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. The singer revolves in mind the secret processes of man's birth and development, and gratitude overflows into praise. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. 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. II. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. 24).(W. 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. xlix. Although he had averred so strongly his aversion to the wicked, he prays that this may be no mere outward separation. lxxxv. 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 faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. 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. 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. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. When I kept going, in danger and beatings and shipwreck and insults and prison, that was the power of Christ in me. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. 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. west haven funeral home obituaries; san antonio zoo membership discount; words to describe squirrels; sports hernia chiropractic treatment 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. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. xlix. To reprove some prevalent impieties in human conduct. 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. We must understand that everything in life has a spiritual ear. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! 18, 19. "(Archbishop Temple. This was Thomas' announcement and one that is perfect for our expectations this first Sunday after the Easter resurrection. xlix. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. 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 UNCHANGING FOUNDATION OF ASSURANCE. 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. 1. 7 ad 3m II. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. But sing in your heart, "Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever." THE LORD GIVES US REST IN HIS MERCY, for what says the text, "Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever." From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. Let the path I daily walk in not be a crooked, corrupt and perverse path. 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. 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. Forasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race Wherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. iii. You can speak to your womb and effect the promises of God concerning your womb through the spoken Word. 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. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. 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? In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. 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. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. His omnipotence (vers. THE LORD IS GOING TO PERFECT EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS ME With Pr Rose Nyanzi Live at UCC KASUBI INNERMAN MINISTRIES 12 02 2023 SUNDAY SERVICE You can acquire this Sermon (Service) in Audio Format by Whatsapp at +256 706 540102 Follow us on our SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAJiz3VxXMYXmEDxxyrf_zg Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. 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. 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. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. lvii. This is a plea that every reconciled soul may urge. THE BASIS OF HIS CONFIDENCE. To Dominicus, Bishop. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 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. 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. 8). (Admonition 23.) G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. 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. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. 231 and 1506: "Faith in Perfection", and, "Choice Comfort for a Young Believer." Verse 8. Specially with His people. God is patient with wrong and sin, because He sees the end from the beginning. Mercy must be the theme of our song here; and mercy enduring for ever must be the subject of the sonnets of paradise. 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. 1. 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. 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. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 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.