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. 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. 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. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. God has made us so. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. 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 it would be all through simple and utter trust in him - through nothing whatever of ourselves, but all of him. He is in (1)Heaven. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. Understanding Celibacy. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. 19 III. A Psalm by David. 19-22).3. 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. vi. 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. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. Patience under trial and strength in adversity thrive under the all-seeing eye. Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. The Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. 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. 18 " Ep., cxxx. 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. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." 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. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. 17, 18).2. )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. He will revive us."--HOS. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God . His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. You may say, It is the promise. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. To Dominicus, Bishop. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. 1, 2. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 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. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. "Thou hast made me: I reverently challenge Thee to complete Thy work." It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. (Weekly Pulpit. 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. 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. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration, To Dominicus, Bishop. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of Covenanting, Introduction. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. To Dominicus, Bishop. (Isa. The writer of Psalm 51. says if but the Lord will restore to him the joy of his salvation, and uphold him with his free spirit, "then will I teach transgressors," etc. 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. Then he pauses a moment, as if some doubt or question had entered his mind, and he adds, "Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever;" and then, with an upward look of intense devotion, addressing his words to the Lord, he prays, "Forsake not the works of thine own 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. 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. iii. How those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever--do not abandon the works of Your hands. 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. 2. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. 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. How shall we learn to walk by His side? 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 will revive us."--HOS. His omnipotence (vers. I want to see it." 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. 2. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. 7. xviii. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. 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. Your womb has a spiritual ear. 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. 5, 6. It is perfectly plain from the elevated central point of view where we now stand, and in the focal light in which we now see, that no man can be justified before God upon the ground of personal character; for that character, when subjected to God's exhaustive scrutiny, withers and shrinks away. vi. 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. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. Chapter i. 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. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. : 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. 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. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. 27 of 37 9/29/2016 ( THU) ID 919161452389 RADIO BROADCAST Blog -This . A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. )God and ourselvesW. 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. We become unconscious of everything by long use. David praises God for the truth of his word4. 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. This was basically what David was doing when he declared The Lord will perfect that which concerns me., Scriptures:
He is in (1)Heaven. Rom. You can speak to the mountain and it will give way (Mark 11:23). Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? Whose works of grace, in that same earth, have steadily built up a kingdom of love, of peace, of righteousness? 6. xlix. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? III. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. lxxxv. 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. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. "(Archbishop Temple. 1, 2. 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. 1. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me. Rom. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be, I. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me." ( v.16-17) An enemy is someone who wants harm to come to you either by their own action or by someone else's. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? Persevere in what Thou hast begun." 23, 24). 17, 18).2. 6. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. In a declaration of faith you are speaking to yourself which was what David was doing in this verse. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. xviii. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. 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. 18, 19. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 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. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. In the day when I cried, 32. 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. 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. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. (Isa. To Dominicus, Bishop. 8. 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. 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. The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. 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. Whether he be at rest or in motion, in every posture and state, God knows him. 1, 2. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. 23, 24). 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?' Read full chapter Psalm 138:8 in all English translations Psalm 137 Psalm 139 King James Version (KJV) Public Domain PLUS Do you have questions about the passage you are reading? 1, 2. Put your hope in God. (2)There is the error that imagines that death will make some fundamental alteration in their relation to God.2. 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. 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. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. According to Scripture, we can be certain that God will perfect everything that concerns us because God cares about us. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. 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. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. With our past of perversity; what can we do but cast ourselves on God's infinite pity? lvii. But the issue here is prayer. 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. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. vi. vi. 19 III. 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. 1216141335123 . The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. 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. 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. 1. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. 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. OURSELVES. 18, 19. To Dominicus, Bishop. He wasnt saying O Lord, please perfect that which concerns me. He wasnt also making a wish. )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. 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. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans.
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