(4)In the dark as well as the light.3. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. 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. cxxxviii. 23, 24). G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. How shall we learn to walk by His side? 7. He is present everywhere, in the entirety of Himself. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. 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. 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. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. This might lead us to sadness and despair, but the Lord worketh in us . "(Archbishop Temple. 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. v. 22). 18, 19. I want to see it." 1. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. 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. 7 ad 3m II. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 24).(W. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. (Weekly Pulpit. 5, 6. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. If not, whence our own existence? 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. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. 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. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. All that concerns present safety and future glory are thus secured. 18, 19. 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. We become unconscious of everything by long use. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . xviii. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. 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. If God is omniscient and omnipresent, then the moral character of His creatures is unveiled to His gaze, and clearly and distinctly known to Him. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 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. vi. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. 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?' 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?' 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. 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. 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. vi. When David said the Lord will perfect all that concerns him, he meant that the Lord will fulfill His purpose for our . 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 self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. Thoughtfulness soon degenerates into distrust, and holy anxiety easily rusts into unbelief. : 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. 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. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . lxxxv. World English Bible Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. Because Thou "wilt perfect"; therefore "forsake not the works of Thine own hands." He will perfect all that concerns you too in Jesus name. And as God thus begins the work of a sinner's salvation from mercy, it no way depends upon our merit or worth. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. lxxxv. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. lxxxv. 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. His plans and purposes as displayed in these miracles of creation, are precious beyond measure. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. Psalm 138:8, NASB: The LORD will accomplish what concerns me; Your faithfulness, LORD, is everlasting; Do not abandon the works of Your hands. 1, 2. ID. To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. 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 whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. Why should he? The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. This is false. To Dominicus, Bishop. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. He will revive us."--HOS. 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. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. 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 text, however, itself, is its own guard. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. Chapter i. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 23:1) I confess all my sins and iniquities, cleanse me with your blood, Lord Jesus . 24).(W. vi. 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. iii. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. 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. 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. 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. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. 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. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. We cannot get away from God's presence. His omniscience. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. 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. 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. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. )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. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. "And among all the people" to say it another way "I will be glorified." So to see, to apprehend, and to reckon with his holiness (and, in some sense, to perceive it) is to see glory and, thus, to glorify him. 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. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. To reprove some prevalent impieties in human conduct. 2. You can speak to a dry hopeless situation and the spoken Word can effect a change (Ezekiel 37:1-10). That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. 8). Chapter i. 6. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. 1, 2. But that crown of life which you have submitted to His wisdom, which you have taken up in obedience to the plain indications of His providence, which you follow out with integrity, walking before the Lord and committing your way unto Him that crown of life shall have His blessing, and none shall be able to put you on one side. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. 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. 13-16).4. 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. He is in (1)Heaven. David praises God for the truth of his word4. 24).(W. And have not many actually made shipwreck of faith and a good conscience? I. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. 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. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. 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. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. To Dominicus, Bishop. 1. When I kept going, in danger and beatings and shipwreck and insults and prison, that was the power of Christ in me. It's a collection of assorted personal concerns, like "come soon before winter if you can" (verses 9, 21) and "bring my cloak from Troas" (verse 13), and "watch out for Alexander the coppersmith" (verse 15), and "nobody showed up to support me at my defense" (verse 16), "but the Lord stood by me" (verse 17), and "greet . That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. (Admonition 23.) That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. 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 former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. vi. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another.
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