xviii. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. 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. lxxxv. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. Home; About. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. )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. 19-22). 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 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. lvii. vi. 2. And as God thus begins the work of a sinner's salvation from mercy, it no way depends upon our merit or worth. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 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. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. 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?' 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. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. 8). : 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. 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. 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. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. (Isa. lxxxv. Chapter i. vi. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. 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. Perfect all that concerns me O Lord (Psalm 138:8) O Lord, let Your hand of perfection straighten every crooked path before me. lxxxv. 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. lxxxv. It is common-sense the common-sense of religion. "Forsake not the works of Thine own hands." We see that mercy has provided for the ruined life to be restored and built up again according to the plan of the great Architect. 23, 24). He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. No, the first day of creation was a guarantee of the five which followed it and of the grand rest day which crowned the week. 8). 18, 19. See how this works in us rest from fear. thou establish my soul in it more and more. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. For the Chief Musician. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. 18 " Ep., cxxx. The Lord will bear with you and forbear. The strophe closes with a frank confession of the writer's impotence and awe. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. Every effect has a cause, and all spiritual faith is created by the Holy Ghost. iii. vi. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. 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. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. The Lord reveals to us through His Word, the Bible, that we can be of good "cheer," that we can: 1) Rejoice in our problems because God will use them to our benefit: "Knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope" ( Romans 5:3-4 ); 2. This is what we need to impart interest to life. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. : 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. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. (Isa. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 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. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. Thoughtfulness soon degenerates into distrust, and holy anxiety easily rusts into unbelief. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. xviii. 16:15 .) 7. He is in (1)Heaven. And the hour of death will come. "Thy mercy, O Lord," etc. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. If not, whence our own existence? If it is a concern to us, then it is a concern to God too because God cares for us. 1, 2. 15. Now do all of you who are just beginning life put yourselves and all your circumstances into God's hand and there leave them. 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. Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. 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. (Admonition 23.) Men only see what a man says and does; God sees all that a man is. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. And have not you a corrupt nature, an evil bias, a heart prone to evil, and loving it all too well? Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. When I healed people, Christ did that through me. 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 1. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. 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. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. 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. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. You can speak to your womb and effect the promises of God concerning your womb through the spoken Word. (Weekly Pulpit. (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. 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. vi. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. 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. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. 15. 1, 2. 15. Unknown Location. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 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. 18, 19. When David said the Lord will perfect all that concerns him, he meant that the Lord will fulfill His purpose for our . "Forsake not the work of Thine own hands." From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. 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. 24).(W. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. Jesus knows the difficulties of life today. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 23, 24). Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. When I was young, I used to make a lot of wishes using wishing bones or when blowing out my birthday candles. 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. lvii. 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 GROUND OF THIS CONFIDENCE GOD'S MERCY. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. 15. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. 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. II. 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. "He is so great that the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him, and so little that He can dwell in my heart.". (Weekly Pulpit. 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 separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II.