Ps. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. We become unconscious of everything by long use. )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. 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. vi. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. 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?' 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. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. He who superintends all must be all-seeing, and He who presides over all history must take cognizance of every event. 19 III. 18 " Ep., cxxx. To Dominicus, Bishop. 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. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns You - Reflections From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! 2. 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. RCCG: THE LORD WILL PERFECT THAT WHICH CONCERNETH ME. Sermon From "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. In a declaration of faith, you are also speaking for all the elements in heaven to hear you, for everything on the earth to hear you and for all the forces and powers of darkness to hear you so they are all bound to cooperate with, surrender and submit to the Word of God. (Weekly Pulpit. iii. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. 6. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us. He is a "faithful Creator," and if you are seeking to answer the end for which He made you, His everlasting honour binds Him to fulfil His part. This must ever be our first appeal, to mercy. 7. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. 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. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 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. 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. lxxxv. 7 ad 3m II. 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. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. God's justice. 7. The Lord turned and looked at Peter. He will revive us."--HOS. 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. 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. We become unconscious of everything by long use. Whether he be at rest or in motion, in every posture and state, God knows him. His omnipresence. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. The bank would not desire such a man who has no confidence in them. How priceless the blood of Calvary, in which the saints have "washed their robes and made them white"! Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. The brilliant searchlight sweeping the broad ocean and revealing even the smallest craft on its surface is but a faint type of the Eternal Light from which no sinner can hide his sin. 19 III. )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. 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. God has made us so. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. The Lord will perfect that which concerns me (Psalm 138:8) Thought for the day, Nov 1, 2017 - YouTube 0:00 2:01 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me (Psalm 138:8) Thought. (Admonition 23.) With our past of perversity; what can we do but cast ourselves on God's infinite pity? But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. 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. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. iii. 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. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. "(Archbishop Temple. You seem quite sure and very happy about it; but what do you mean?" To follow Jesus means to follow Jesus into a society where justice rules, where love shapes everything. AugustineOn the Good of Marriage, Prayer Out of the Deep. The Lord Shall Perfect That Which Concerns You | Phaneroo Service 240 Sermon Preview by Apostle Grace Lubega Listen to the full sermon here: https://soundcl. 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. 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. the lord will perfect that which concerns me sermon )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. 1, 2. But the issue here is prayer. 17, 18).2. A Psalm by David. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. C. H. Spurgeon: Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 25: 1879 - Christian Classics He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. 1. 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. 8). 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. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. 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. II. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed." Psalms 139:16 "How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. iii. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. 1, 2. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. vi. To Dominicus, Bishop. 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 LORD PUTS IT INTO HIS PEOPLE'S HEARTS TO PRAY, AND SUPPLIES THEM WITH A PLEA. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. He 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. (Isa. )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. But He sees all, His eye takes in the immeasurable universe. To Dominicus, Bishop. We could never discharge our duties properly if we were to be perpetually distracted by the consciousness of what was around us: and, above all, we might be daunted by the perpetual thought of the presence of God, and so be paralyzed instead of helped. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or 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. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 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. How shall we learn to walk by His side? (Admonition 23.) 8. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 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. 5, 6. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. But he knows it and bows in reverence before the sublime truth. 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 answer is the same. 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. 1, 2. THE LORD IS GOING TO PERFECT EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS ME With Pr Rose S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. 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. 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. 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. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." (Matthew 6:9-13) The Lord Stood By Me - Cities Church "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. His omnipresence. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. Perfect peace, that's the promise. 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. 3. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. 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. xlix. But once let a man or woman reach this assurance that through all the various scenes of life God is moulding them, and even by the "strokes of doom" fashioning them "to shape and use," and all the life sparkles with glad significance. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. 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. 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. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. 18, 19. 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. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. Men only see what a man says and does; God sees all that a man is. He sees the whole of an object. 3. At best we can only see the outside of a thing, the curve, the angle, the colour. We become unconscious of everything by long use. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 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. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 1. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. 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. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. 24).(W. 19 III. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me 2 | SermonAudio (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. 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. 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. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. IV. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. 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. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. 6. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. 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. For which of us has a flawless record of submission to the Divine purpose? We become unconscious of everything by long use. 4. 23, 24). 1. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. When it is in progress He will not leave it or suffer it to be marred He will carry it forward through its successive stages until it be finished to the glory of His name. 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. 6. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. 1, 2. God has made us so. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. 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. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. A man takes his money into the bank and leaves it. 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 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. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. 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. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. God has made us so. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. 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. His omnipotence (vers. 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. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. : The fact that God is always present and knows every minute trifle in our lives, and that His unerring judgment will assuredly take count of every detail of our character and our conduct, neither exaggerating nor omitting, but applying absolute justice; this truth is one of those which lose force from their very universality. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THE CONVICTION IS BASED. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. 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. 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. Rom. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 23, 24). 7 ad 3m II. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. 2. 7 ad 3m II. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! 8). GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. III. 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. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. 1. 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.
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