Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. (Admonition 23.) : 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. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. AugustineOn the Good of Marriage, Prayer Out of the Deep. 7. 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. 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. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. 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. When David said the Lord will perfect that which concerns me, he was making a declaration of faith. We become unconscious of everything by long use. 1. 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 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. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. 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. 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, without doubt, it is only as we are confident in the Lord that we render effective service and become channels of blessing to others: which God grant we may! Struck by this view of God's omniscience as embracing the beginning, the unfolding and the completion of all things, the singer bursts out into a recognition of its value. Your womb has a spiritual ear. He will revive us."--HOS. 13-16).4. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. It's that simple. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. 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. 15. v. 22). From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. But the issue here is prayer. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. 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. 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. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. He sees the whole of an object. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. and the merit of his perfect obedience is applied to us for our forgiveness. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. 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. 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)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. 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. vi. 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. "He will perfect that which concerneth me." 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. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. 15. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. Ps. Rom. While the majority of the sermons listed below are "mine," several of them are sermons worked up by my dad, Frank Higginbotham, who preached over 60 years, and others were developed from seeds planted by various preachers I've heard throughout my lifetime. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. 2. iii. To Dominicus, Bishop. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. 24).(W. cxxxviii. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. "How can He be both?" 6. Ps. : 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 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? 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 Lord will perfect that which concerns me: Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever: forsake not the works of Your own hands." Psalm 138:8. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. lxxxv. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. : 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. This is living with God. 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. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. OURSELVES. He bringing me home, Timothy, and I'm going to see his face. xlix. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. 6 was given to actual disciples who knew God personally as their Heavenly Father. Psalms 138:8 Context. Our text for todays message is Psalm 138:8 which says The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord endures forever; do not forsake 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. God often perfects that which truly concerns us by taking us away from that which never ought to concern us. 4. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. 6. 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. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. David praises God for the truth of his word4. 19-22).3. 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 is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 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 yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. 7-12). If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. 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. xviii. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. 7. He is present in all things, yet distinct from all things.Practically, this subject serves three important purposes. lvii. 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. See how this works in us rest from fear. : 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. 19 III. 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. 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. Chapter i.
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