Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers, PsalmsThe 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. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. vi. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! vi. Don't Waste Your Season of Waiting (Isa. Real Life Church: Ankeny, IA > Perfect Peace 7 ad 3m II. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. He is always at work organizing our lives to bring Him glory and grow us in Christlikeness. 13-16).4. 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. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. 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. 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. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. You shall be kept and perfected by the Lord in whom you trust. 18, 19. But whatever does really concern me, and especially my soul's full salvation, I am sure the Lord will perfect. This was basically what David was doing when he declared The Lord will perfect that which concerns me., Scriptures: Ps. )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. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. 17, 18).2. What we are to understand by "that which concerneth me." But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. Be comforted in every time of trouble. The Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands. vi. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. Chapter i. vi. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. To Dominicus, Bishop. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or Athanasius, Covenant Duties. 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. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Your womb has a spiritual ear. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. 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. 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. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? 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. 17, 18).2. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? It is a beautiful conclusion; it is a beautiful consequence; it is a blessed deduction. 2. 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. Give thanks to Him and praise His name! Even in its most rudimental form, invisible to any other ken, it is still open to His eyes, and He determines all its subsequent development, recording in His book the days to come, i.e. 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. The Lord will bear with you and forbear. 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. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. 1. And though we thought that we had suffered loss from the tardiness of their coming, yet we find gain from their more abundant charity; seeing that from this delay in point Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatThe Coming Revival"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. : 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. 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. 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. THE LORD IS GOING TO PERFECT EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS ME With Pr Rose Nyanzi Live at UCC KASUBI INNERMAN MINISTRIES 12 02 2023 SUNDAY SERVICE You can acquire this Sermon (Service) in Audio Format by Whatsapp at +256 706 540102 Follow us on our SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAJiz3VxXMYXmEDxxyrf_zg 17, 18).2. 18 " Ep., cxxx. 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. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. 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. This was Thomas' announcement and one that is perfect for our expectations this first Sunday after the Easter resurrection. He will revive us."--HOS. 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. (Isa. 13-16).4. "You saw me before I was born. xlix. He is our model. He is present in all things, yet distinct from all things.Practically, this subject serves three important purposes. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. "(Archbishop Temple. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." 6. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. "To worship God." He is a man like ourselves; but as we look on him, we note how bright his eye, how radiant his countenance, how calm yet how joyous his tone, how happy in his conviction he seems to be, as he keeps saying to himself, "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." Ps. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. 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. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. 1, 2. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. 19 III. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. 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. 7 ad 3m II. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. II. 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 Lord Will Perfect - RCCG PPP "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. Chapter i. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. 13). 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. 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. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. iii. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. God cares about everything that happens in our lives including the little things. 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. 24).(W. 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. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. 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. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 2. 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. He will revive us."--HOS. How priceless the blood of Calvary, in which the saints have "washed their robes and made them white"! "(Archbishop Temple. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. the various events and vicissitudes of life, even before one of them existed. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. The promise is not the foundation. 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. 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 has made us so. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. He wants them to believe that Jesus gave up his divinity and performed miracles etc. )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. As Romans 8:28-30 says: And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. )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 compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. 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. He sees the whole of everything at the same time. 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. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. vi. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. But when the mercy of God is on you and with you, you can be confident, you can be assured, that God will certainly perfect ALL that concerns you.