Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever: forsake not the works of Your own hands." Psalm 138:8 I HAVE selected this text, or, rather, it has been given to me to furnish a motto for the whole year to all the believing family of God now present. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. What sunshine of the soul we should enjoy! 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. But the issue here is prayer. 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?' We become unconscious of everything by long use. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. (Isa. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. He will revive us."--HOS. ad probam IV. 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. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. God; God in Christ. (Psa. 1. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15b). 19-22).3. 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. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Denomination: Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. Our relation toward such a God should be . The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. CONTINUALLY I am clearing the ground and laying the foundation of eternal salvation in the Grace of God which was manifested in Christ Jesus when He came into the world to save sinners. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 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. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. 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. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. David praises God for the truth of his word4. 7 ad 3m II. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. We actually need to go a step further by speaking to ourselves, by letting the elements of heaven, the mountains before us, the forces and powers of darkness, all hear the Word of God and submit to that Word. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . 15. Chapter i. The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. How few are the objects we see even thus externally and partially! 17, 18).2. WEB: Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. III. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. Whence the material universe? "(Archbishop Temple. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. vi. )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. 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. "(Archbishop Temple. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. 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. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. 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. 19 III. 231 and 1506: "Faith in Perfection", and, "Choice Comfort for a Young Believer." Verse 8. 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. 15. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. 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. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. by | Jun 29, 2022 | sullivan county arrests october 2020 | san diego mission bay restaurants | Jun 29, 2022 | sullivan county arrests october 2020 | san diego mission bay restaurants Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. 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? 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. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. His omnipresence. 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)There is the error that imagines that death will make some fundamental alteration in their relation to God.2. Human inspection is very limited. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. "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. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. 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 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. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. 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. )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. This was Thomas' announcement and one that is perfect for our expectations this first Sunday after the Easter resurrection. English Revised Version (ERV) 18, 19. 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. Will the disclosures of that day fill us with joy, or cover us with shame? (Weekly Pulpit. He is our model. 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. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. And at the altar Jesus gives . 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, (3)Everywhere. 19 III. 11 Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. 1. 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. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. )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 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, The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers, The 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. 5, 6. 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. Louis Zamperini: Unbroken Hero and Olympic Athlete. 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 reveal the supreme interest of human life. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. 2. "How can He be both?" He does not come back in a quarter of an hour and say, "Have you my money safe? H a man mounted on wings, not those of the sun (Malachi 4:2), nor of the wind (Psalm 18:10), but of the dawn, and pursued the farthest flight westward, if he should fly with the same swiftness as the first rays of the morning shoot from one end of the heavens to the other, still he would not get beyond the Divine presence. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 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. (Admonition 23.) A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. 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. 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. 2. 7. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. 8). 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. lxxxv. 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?' 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. 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 proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. lvii. iii. vi. This is one of the most famous statements in the Old Testament, and rightly so, because it expresses the heart of a great spiritual leader at the end of his life. : 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. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. To reprove some prevalent impieties in human conduct.(1)Atheism.(2)Indifferentism.3. 1, 2. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. 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. 18 " Ep., cxxx. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! 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. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. the fear of man, as in the case of the Patriarch, may not bring a snare. 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? AugustineOf Holy Virginity. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 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. Psalm 33:18 Verse Concepts The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. 24).(W. (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. 6. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. ad probam IV. 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. You are listening to the voice of Bill Johnson from a sermon given some years ago, and Johnson is poisoning his flock with the heretical doctrine of kenosis. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. 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. III. 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 faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. 1, 2. 18, 19. III. 5, 6. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. Rom. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. 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. His omnipotence (vers. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. 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.". "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. 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. 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. xlix. 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. We become unconscious of everything by long use. 4. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. 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. 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. 19-22).3. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me. 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.
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