He is in (1)Heaven. His omnipotence (vers. xviii. ad probam IV. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. 6. (Weekly Pulpit. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. Into providence. 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. This is living with God. 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. 5, 6. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." 7 ad 3m II. it is further asked; for while all must admit the force of the arguments you have urged, yet there are facts which it seems to us may reasonably lead you to feel less confident than you now seem to be. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration, To Dominicus, Bishop. Verse 18: And Jesus will rescue me from every evil dead. "Show me as much as I can stand, Lord." So what did God show him. Here's how David describes the Lord's response to his cry for help. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. 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. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. Forasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race Wherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. xlix. His omnipotence (vers. 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. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 8). Today, the LORD will perfect that which concerns me and my family. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. When David said the lord will perfect that which concerns him, David wasn't saying how I wish the lord perfect that which concerns me. 1, 2. 2. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. God Will Perfect That Which Concerns You Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. 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. Ps. 1-6). If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 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? 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 law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. In a declaration of faith you are also indirectly speaking to God, you are reminding God of what He has said and getting Him to act on His Word and His promises. 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. 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. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. 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. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. The Lord Will Perfect - biblehub.com 2. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. Jesus Set Aside Divinity, Empty of Divine Capacity (Bill Johnson Sermon 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. What sunshine of the soul we should enjoy! 5, 6. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. So, here is an attempt at a definition: the glory of God is the infinite beauty and greatness of God's manifold perfections. He sees the whole of an object. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns You - Reflections As for Me and My House: Winning the Battle for Your Family That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. 19 III. 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 proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the Great, How those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me;" not, "I will perform it myself. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? Biography of St. Augustine. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. II. 19 III. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. 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. The Lord's invitation to follow him is individual and personal, and it is compelling. 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. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. 1. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. 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. Then I would exhort you to get rid of it. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. 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? 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. Dry bones; hopeless situations have a spiritual ear. 2. The word perfect can be used in various ways. : 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. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. Don't forsake the works of your own hands. iii. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. II. THE LORD GIVES US REST IN HIS MERCY, for what says the text, "Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever." OURSELVES. 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. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. 6. Denomination: But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . 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. A Psalm by David. That He had made the waters, but had not divided them from the land, or said to the sea, "Hitherto shalt thou go, but no farther"? on all sides of man, and His hand is upon him to restrain and control. 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. "Forsake not the work of Thine own hands." His meditations are continuous. 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. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! 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. iii. 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 then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 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.