Some Generals Proposed. Example from the history of Job. Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. It destroys faith, which consists in a knowledge of the divine will. ( See Gill on Psalms 27:14 ); by this instance of God's wonderful kindness to the psalmist, he would have the saints take heart, and be of good cheer, even in the greatest distresses, since their case cannot be worse than his was; and yet he had deliverance out of it; all ye . The mercy of God is not so "marvellous" when it is shown in humbler cities as when it is shown in "a strong city," [1389] and for this reason "God is to be blessed." This is good and just. David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help7. They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine CordialFather, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. There are four general things here to be noticed. Salem Media Group. Old Objection, that the agency of God in such cases is referable to prescience or permission, not actual operation. HippolytusThe Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus My Spirit on Thy Care[861]Emmaus: [862]St. Michael: Louis Bourgeois, 1551; Arr. Paul was a great admirer of Christ. 1853. Many things are and will continue to be implicitly John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionLinksPsalm 31:24 NIVPsalm 31:24 NLTPsalm 31:24 ESVPsalm 31:24 NASBPsalm 31:24 KJVPsalm 31:24 Bible AppsPsalm 31:24 ParallelPsalm 31:24 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 31:24 Chinese BiblePsalm 31:24 French BiblePsalm 31:24 German BiblePsalm 31:24 CommentariesBible Hub. The history of the extension of the Church of Christ from one land to another, and of the successive victories won by the Cross over heathen races from age to age, gives by itself a very imperfect idea of the meaning of the words "The Holy Catholic Church." As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty. As a wicked man's life is made up of sin, Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityHow they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. If you are the persons spoken of in the text, this hope of yours is rooted, and grounded, and stablished in the Lord: "all ye that hope in the Lord." (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. 21.). The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. Do not sit still, and rub your eyes, and say, "I cannot help it, I must always be dull like this." The affection of love is natural, but the grace is not. Question answered in respect to the devil. The word rendered 'presence' is literally 'face,' and the force of this very remarkable expression of confidence is considerably marred unless that rendering be retained. Be strong. Connection of this chapter with the preceding. I would not have you deserve the coward's doom, and speak of it as "retiring." You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage."2. God was to the psalmist what a strong city is to those who seek safety. And He did on this account feign that He knew not, that He might signify somewhat else by that His seeming ignorance: and since this St. 'I trusted Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHid in Light'Thou shall hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man; Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.' (3)It pleads many excuses.III. Ii. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. A friend who had watched with regret his unsuccessful attempts on former journeys to enter that jealous country, and who augured from the political changes which had taken place that permission might probably now be obtained, brought the subject again under his notice. Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me; Secure VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USAHow God Works in the Hearts of Men. New Living Translation (NLT) 1. Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform: Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. There are four general things here to be noticed. 24Be brave. There are Some Things of this Sort Even of Our Saviour in the Gospel How they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. He sings, "My times are in thy hand." lxxix. What to those who serve Thee with their whole heart? What has He ever done that you should doubt Him? Get down on my level and listen, and pleaseno procrastination! NIV, Lucado Encouraging Word Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process, NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation. (Admonition 30.) How His mind must Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Lying Vanities''They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.' (3)It pleads many excuses.III. lxxix. Psalm 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. The scope of this chapter. 2. Its Peculiar Properties. --PSALM xxxi. THE question as to the Rabbinic views in regard to the binding character of the Law, and its imposition on the Gentiles, in Messianic times, although, strictly speaking, not forming part of this history, is of such vital importance in connection with recent controversies as to demand special consideration. 3. 1. For Thou art my Rock and my Fortress.' Such are those where, concerning the woman which had an issue of blood, He said, "Who touched Me?" How Satan acts in the reprobate. This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. The history of the extension of the Church of Christ from one land to another, and of the successive victories won by the Cross over heathen races from age to age, gives by itself a very imperfect idea of the meaning of the words "The Holy Catholic Church." WE ADMIRE PHYSICAL COURAGE; but, after all, it is chiefly a constitutional endowment. 1. Have you never felt it? AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' Let me earnestly persuade all who bear the name of Christians to become lovers of God. And He did on this account feign that He knew not, that He might signify somewhat else by that His seeming ignorance: and since this St. 3. In the text to which this Appendix refers it has been indicated, that a new legislation was expected in Messianic days. For those who deplore sins of deed are to be admonished that perfected lamentations should wash out consummated evils, lest they be bound by a greater debt of perpetrated deed than they pay in tears of satisfaction for it. 1. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! In Thee I place my trust, On Thee I calmly rest; I know Thee good, I know Thee just, And count thy choice the best. By using our website, you accept our use of cookies as described in our Privacy Policy. The first part of this verse is consecrated for ever by our Lord's use of it on the Cross. By a precious promise.4. --PSALM xxxi. The longer it is left the greater will be the difficulty. 1853. What has He ever done that you should doubt Him?3. HippolytusThe Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus, My Spirit on Thy Care[861]Emmaus: [862]St. Michael: Louis Bourgeois, 1551; Arr. 22. We must understand Paul of a spiritual life. 2, 3 (R.V.). In Thee I place my trust, On Thee I calmly rest; I know Thee good, I know Thee just, And count thy choice the best. II. It sounds strange logic, 'Be for Thou art,' and yet it is the logic of prayer, and goes very deep, pointing out both its limits and its encouragements. HippolytusThe Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus My Spirit on Thy Care[861]Emmaus: [862]St. Michael: Louis Bourgeois, 1551; Arr. Of the Triumph of the Christian Faith. --PSALM xxxi. He was not shut up unto the hand of the enemy; but his feet stood in a large room, for he was Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 37: 1891That it is Sweet to Despise the World and to Serve GodNow will I speak again, O my Lord, and hold not my peace; I will say in the ears of my God, my Lord, and my King, who is exalted above all, Oh how plentiful is Thy goodness which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee! It is not alone, "Be of good courage"; there is an "and" with it: "and he shall strengthen your heart." 3. THE question as to the Rabbinic views in regard to the binding character of the Law, and its imposition on the Gentiles, in Messianic times, although, strictly speaking, not forming part of this history, is of such vital importance in connection with recent controversies as to demand special consideration. AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. On Psalm xxxi. Some Generals Proposed. i. Example from the history of Job. They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine CordialFather, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." 19. New International Version (NIV). They hope for good things, for this is implied when the psalmist speaks of those that hope in the Lord, for no man hopes for evil things whose hope is in the Lord. . He strengthens us by his Spirit to hope and trust in him. Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. Connection of this chapter with the preceding. [2431] and of Lazarus. 1. They lose their courage, their joy departs from them, and they become timorous and fearful. [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. "He shall strengthen your heart." The history of the extension of the Church of Christ from one land to another, and of the successive victories won by the Cross over heathen races from age to age, gives by itself a very imperfect idea of the meaning of the words "The Holy Catholic Church." Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? A SEASONABLE EXHORTATION. John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. You feel a sudden strengthening of your spirit, so that you are perfectly resigned, satisfied, prepared, and ready. In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity, Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristAn Exhortation to Love God1. 2. 1853. 3. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingAppendix xiv. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. 30). Cut down the tree, but not this only, pull up the roots. "He shall strengthen your heart." 22. Contra Julian iv). 6): which means that each person's soul should in its penitence drink the tears Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatThe Nature of JustificationJustification in the active sense (iustificatio, {GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER FINAL SIGMA}) is defined by the Tridentine Council as "a translation from that state wherein man is born a child of the first Adam, to the state of grace and of the adoption of the sons of God through the second Adam, Joseph PohleGrace, Actual and Habitual"The Truth. " Of the Triumph of the Christian Faith. (1) But what art Thou to those who love Thee? Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. How God acts in them. i. 3-4 Who can climb Mount God? "He shall strengthen your heart." Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform: Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. But in the depth of desolation he grasps at God's hand, and that lifts him up out of the pit. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart. I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great Miss A. L. WaringHymns and MeditationsHis Journey to South Russia. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. We must understand Paul of a spiritual life. A brief recapitulation of the leading points of the whole discussion. 1. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. When Life's gloomy curtain, at last, shall close o'er me, And the chill hand of death unexpectedly knock, I will, The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of Jesus. 1. Christ ought not to be served by feather-bed soldiers.IV. --JONAH 11. They err from the Scriptures who make the grace of God a reason for doing nothing; it is the reason for doing everything. It is not alone, "Be of good courage"; there is an "and" with it: "and he shall strengthen your heart." The admonition was timely and effectual. Let me earnestly persuade all who bear the name of Christians to become lovers of God. "All ye that hope in the Lord." Im leaping and singing in the circle of your love; discard me like a broken dish in the trash. The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. The Definition of It. Oh, I would rather that you should be stung into courage by excessive pain than that you should be healed into cowardice! Don't give up. For to me to live is Christ. The word rendered 'presence' is literally 'face,' and the force of this very remarkable expression of confidence is considerably marred unless that rendering be retained. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. In like manner, his being cast into the sea and swallowed by the great fish, is a poetic reproduction, for homiletical purposes, of Israel's sufferings at the hands of the heathen whom it had failed to warn. Dont give up. But it is now to be proved that what is promised to God by vow or oath, ought to be performed also because of the act of Covenanting. Paul was a great admirer of Christ. The admonition was timely and effectual. Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. Perhaps, in the middle of the night, you awake, and the visitations of God are manifested to you, and you feel as happy as if everything went the way you would like it to go.