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Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. 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. 1, 2. 18 " Ep., cxxx. This is living with God. : 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. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. This is living with God. 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. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. October 27th, 2022 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your Hands. One of my favorite scriptures is this confession from the psalmist David: "The LORD will perfect that which concerns me" (Psalm 138:8, NKJV). Rom. The greater any man's nearness to God, the more intense is his abhorrence of the impiety which disowns or despises the living God. Chapter i. 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. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. 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. To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. 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. 7. 17, 18). 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. They are ever before David as an object of adoring wonder, not by day only, but by night; not merely in the watches of the night, but even in his sleep. )God all-seeing:In the mythology of the heathen, Momus, the god of fault-finding, is represented as blaming Vulcan, because in the human form, which he had made of clay, he had not placed a window in the breast, by which whatever was done or thought there might easily be brought to light. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. 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. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 15. 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 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. 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 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? lxxxv. )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. : 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. 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)Indifferentism.3. The Lord Will Perfect All That Concerns Me Is a Declaration of Faith. Not only his outward acts, but the thoughts from which they spring are at once discerned. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. 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. How shall we learn to walk by His side? 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. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. 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. 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. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. )God and ourselvesW. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. Lord this seventh month of the year, let Your hand of perfection rest mightily on me. To Dominicus, Bishop. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. The Promise of Peace You keep him in perfect peace You keep him in perfect peace. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. 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. 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. What are those things you are standing for and believing that the Lord will bring to pass concerning you, beloved take the Word of God as it and with a simple faith believe in your heart that His promises will not fail to the ground but will fulfill all it intend to do in your life and situation in Jesus Name. 6. 4. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. To Dominicus, Bishop. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Biography of St. Augustine. To Dominicus, Bishop. xviii. xlix. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. 7. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 5, 6. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. III. 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. The All-seeing Eye may detect in him some way that leads to sin and sorrow, though he is unconscious of it. But we dont seem to see changes in that problem or issue because most times for the situations we find ourselves in, it is not just God we need to talk to. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. 7 ad 3m II. II. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. 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. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. His omnipresence. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. He sees the whole of everything at the same time. 1, 2. 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. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. Being confident of this, he that has begun a good work in you will perform it. )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. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. 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 Psalm by David. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. iii. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. 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. OURSELVES. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. 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. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. He is in (1)Heaven. 1, 2. 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. 5, 6. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. xviii. 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. 1. 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. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. vi. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me. 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 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. 18, 19. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. That exquisite pleasure in sin, which comes from its fancied concealment, is utter folly. You shall be kept and perfected by the Lord in whom you trust. 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. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. 6. on all sides of man, and His hand is upon him to restrain and control. Then I would exhort you to get rid of it. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. 18 " Ep., cxxx. The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. 6. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. Download MP3 (13.5MB) Request: transcript & translate this sermon What? That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. It began in election; and when does it end? 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. iii. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. Are we not perpetually warned against departing from the living God, grieving and quenching the Holy Spirit? That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 231 and 1506: "Faith in Perfection", and, "Choice Comfort for a Young Believer." Verse 8. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 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. . He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. He is in (1)Heaven. 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. 2. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. 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)Constant.II. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. 1. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. 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. 18, 19. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Enter your email address and we will send you a link to reset your password. 23, 24). Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. Now do all of you who are just beginning life put yourselves and all your circumstances into God's hand and there leave them. "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." (Admonition 23.) 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. Psalm 138:8 - " The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands." (KJV) The month of July kicks off the second leg of our prayer and fasting in RCCG worldwide. 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. 18, 19. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. Joseph put all his confidence in God, and God perfected all that concerned Joseph. The bank would not desire such a man who has no confidence in them. 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. Well," he says, "I know the Lord has begun his work in me. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. His omniscience. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. This is living with God. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. Some are too small and some too distant. 3. It is the speech of the soul face to face with 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. 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. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. Patience under trial and strength in adversity thrive under the all-seeing eye. 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. 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. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Since then, the Lord has begun to save you, your confidence must be that He who began this good work will continue to operate in your soul. 2019 Ted Fund Donors The text, however, itself, is its own guard. For which of us has a flawless record of submission to the Divine purpose? lvii. The mercy of the creature is changeable; the mercy of Jehovah is unchangeable. so his questioner asks again; and the psalmist is at no loss for reply. xviii. 18 " Ep., cxxx. (Weekly Pulpit. 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?' 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 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. 19 III. 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. All that concerns present safety and future glory are thus secured. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. Specially with His people. 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. lvii. lvii. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. 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. 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. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. He bringing me home, Timothy, and I'm going to see his face. Chapter i. 5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD. His plans and purposes as displayed in these miracles of creation, are precious beyond measure. "Show me as much as I can stand, Lord." So what did God show him. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. v. 22). 19-24). The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. 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. "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. | 28:00 min. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. 24).(W. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. iii. lxxxv. What sunshine of the soul we should enjoy! Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. The History of the Great Crime of Simony. 27 of 37 9/29/2016 ( THU) ID 919161452389 RADIO BROADCAST Blog -This . (Isa. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. 18 " Ep., cxxx. 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 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. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 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. In a sermon preached before the Virginia Company in 1610 William Crashaw advanced a range of arguments to justify the Virginia enterprise. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." This Psalm is a psalm of David. He is always involved in our lives as the Sovereign Orchestrator.