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For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Utilizing the Biblical teaching ministry of Dr. Curt Dodd, it seeks to globally proclaim the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to bring those who are lost into a real life-transforming encounter with the Savior and encourage believers in their daily walk. To Dominicus, Bishop. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. 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. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. He will revive us."--HOS. )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. iii. The Christmas Messengers, Audience and Message. The conclusion of the strophe is striking. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Rejoice, ye saints of God, that you have a great High Priest who is passed into the heavens, who now appears in the presence of God for you. 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. "Thy mercy, O Lord," etc. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. To Dominicus, Bishop. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. 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 dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. His omnipresence. 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. 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 it is a concern to us, then it is a concern to God too because God cares for us. 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. 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. He will revive us."--HOS. He who superintends all must be all-seeing, and He who presides over all history must take cognizance of every event. xlix. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. on all sides of man, and His hand is upon him to restrain and control. 15. He is always at work organizing our lives to bring Him glory and grow us in Christlikeness. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 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. Beyond the sea, and far out of the sight of man, God's hand would lead him, and God's right hand grasp him. Psalms 138:8 - The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: th - GodTube 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. Christianity: History, Beliefs, Customs - Learn Religions But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. lvii. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. How priceless the blood of Calvary, in which the saints have "washed their robes and made them white"! vi. His omnipotence (vers. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. 2. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. xviii. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me. cxxxviii. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. ad probam IV. 10But the angel said . 15. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. Whence our expectations of reward for doing right, of punishment for wrong-doing? But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. 13). 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. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? I. What Does Psalms 138:8 Mean? "Jehovah will perfect that which S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. 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. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. )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. "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." Luke 12:7 says, 4. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. To Dominicus, Bishop. vi. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. How shall we learn to walk by His side? . There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. )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. (Isa. lvii. 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. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 24).(W. 6. II. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. 13-16).4. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. 6. : 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. 1, 2. 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. This thought is expanded and enforced by its application to all measures of space. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. 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)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. Sermon Outlines. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? His omnipotence (vers. We become unconscious of everything by long use. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. "The Lord will perfect." (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. Jesus prayed all the time, and at any time. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. 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. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. vi. Your womb has a spiritual ear. (Isa. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. 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. the lord will perfect that which concerns me sermon. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. 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. How few are the objects we see even thus externally and partially! That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. 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. vi. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. To Dominicus, Bishop. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. 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. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. He is in (1)Heaven. You can speak to the mountain and it will give way (Mark 11:23). 2. 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. ad probam IV. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerneth Me | SermonAudio 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. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. Ps. The singer revolves in mind the secret processes of man's birth and development, and gratitude overflows into praise. (Isa. 2. "(Archbishop Temple. Because Thou "wilt perfect"; therefore "forsake not the works of Thine own hands."