Sentences with phrase «humble the hearts of»

It is the beauty of God, he said, «that will melt and humble the hearts of men... draw them to God, and effectually change them.»

Not exact matches

While Cooke Aquaculture has ballooned from its humble beginnings, it maintains the hustle and heart of a family business.

But so long as it maintains its humble roots, McCain Foods will probably always have a spot in the hearts and freezers of the nation.

But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria

To those who have pride, and love their own ways, it exposes what's in them, and they run from it... but the humble of heart, and those who seek God, He draws them by His Spirit, and reveals Himself to them....

In a letter announcing his retirement from the army at the close of the War, he wrote: «I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow Citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for their brethren who have served in the Field, and finally, that he would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility and pacific temper of mind, which were the Characteristicks of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation.»

I would advice all of you to open your brains and humble your hearts and watch this link of extreme importance.

From Agnostic to Islam and I have seen examples in the past... so my humble request to you is not to stop... keep learning or studying the new stuffs... an advice to you when you decide to study or learn about Islam — do not point to the people who does wrong things as wrong doing people are there in everywhere regardless of faith, but look into the scripture and go to someone who has knowledge if you have any question that bothers you but make sure that person is well educated to his community... i ask The Almighty God to open your heart...

If that isn't enough, it follows through on its threats, unless we «humble ourselves and repent» from the folly of listening to what our heart and gut are telling us.

At the heart of Mary's worthiness is her obedience, not to a man, not to a culture, not even to a cause or a religion, but to the creative work of a God who lifts up the humble and fills the hungry with good things.

For my three tinies, for my husband, for my vocation and calling, for my daily work, for both the small humble work of my life, for my community, for my church, for my friendships and family, for my soul's formation, for the dreams of my heart, for growth, for everyone from Syria to Canada, Palestine to Ferguson.

Jesus wanted people with humble hearts who weren't afraid to turn from their sin and love of the world to follow him, to listen to his commands and become more like him daily.

And if my eyes were more filled with tears than those of a repentant woman, and if each tear were more precious than a pardoned woman's many tears; if I could find a place more humble than the place at his feet, and if I could sit there more humbly than a woman whose heart's sole choice was this one thing needful; if I loved him more sincerely than the most loyal of his servants, eager to shed the last drop of his life - blood in his service; if I had found greater favor in his eyes than the purest among women — nevertheless, if I asked him to alter his purpose, to reveal himself differently, to be more lenient with himself, he would doubtless look at me and say: Man, what have I to do with thee?

He was humble, wrestled toward purity of heart, and practiced the art of accompaniment before it became controversial.

If you judge me worthy, Lord God, I would show to those whose lives are dull and drab the limitless horizons opening out to humble and hidden efforts; for these efforts, if pure in intention, can add to the extension of the incarnate Word a further element — an element known to Christ's heart and gathered up into his immortality.

But if we are humble before Him, and our hearts long to know Him, He will not always give us ALL the answers, but He will assure us about His character, that even when we don't see the whole picture, He is the one who holds every piece of the puzzle, and He knows where they go....

The proletarian world was ready for a religion that would take the side of the underdog, preach the virtues of the meek and humble of heart, and offer the hope of a heaven in which all the slings and arrows of a prejudiced fortune would receive compensation in eternal happiness.

And we need to implore God's mercy again, remembering the words of the psalmist: «A humbled contrite heart you will not spurn, O Lord.»

What Isaiah of Jerusalem did so well, Isaiah of the Exile carried further — «For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.»

Primitive ideas of dreadful unapproachableness in deity had been left behind; the concept of divine sanctity had been sublimated into terms of transcendent purity; and instead of «holiness» meaning aloofness, it could itself characterize a humble and contrite heart.

I keep hammering away at the core issue: the sin and suffering in this world and in our hearts and minds, the humble acknowledgment of it, and the crucifixion of ourselves, all of ourselves, not part.

The outward condition of their fleeting bodies humbles me, and it reveals the inward condition of my eternal heart.

Jesus» anger also burned against His very closest followers who willfully hardened their hearts instead of humbling themselves and taking Him at His word (Mark 16:14).

He was so sincere and humble with his story, that God had considered him for ministry and answered the need of his heart.

O Lord our God, help us tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children to wander unfriended in the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames in summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it --

I think the issue here is that in the body of Christ two things are lacking, a humble attitude and a loving heart to serve.

This 15th - century hymn uses clothing in another way: «Let holy charity / Mine outward vesture be, / And lowliness become mine inner clothing / True lowliness of heart, / Which takes the humbler part, / And o'er its own shortcoming weeps with loathing.»

That once more, by no sudden event it may be but by the same kind of accumulative experience that has made us aware of the evil emptiness that surrounds us, we shall be lifted to see and know — in our time — the Holy One that inhabits eternity and yet is near to the humble and contrite in heart.

About these monks it is said that they were people of great faith, well versed in the Scriptures, large portions of which they knew by heart, fervent in prayer, gentle and humble in manner, full of the love of God on the one hand, and love to their neighbour and all humankind on the other.

He is the God of love AND God of consuming fire: saviour, friend, counselor and healer to those who come to Him with humble and contrite hearts, but to those who, because of love of sin that's in their hearts, refuse to acknowledge His Word and make up god of their own imaginations....

In the Gita, repentance born of love and faith wipes away all sin and no one who comes to God with a humble heart fails to win salvation.

As preachers of the gospel it is expected that they themselves have experienced its power; as guides to the life of penitence and faith they need to know directly the nature of the humble and contrite heart.

I find serving from my heart according to his will, and not serving the desires of my heart to satsfy the foolishness of the feeling in my heart to make self feel good has a truth in it, that humbles.

He's brought a humble simplicity to a station of opulence, and modeled a servant's heart in a position of authority.

In his first public comments on the scandals, Pope Benedict was both humble and sensible, saying they «brought sadness» to his heart, while affirming his faith they would be overcome, and rebuking the «entirely gratuitous» speculation of the media which was presenting a «completely unrealistic image of the Holy See.»

I think its important our president be one of noble character and humble heart.

I'm talking of reverence, respect and humble heart.

The humble and collaborative hearts of this small community - to - community team at Help One Now.

Cains offering was not the issue as God finds no pleasure in the death of animals or grain offers isaiah 66; 3 what he is searching for is hearts that are humble and a heart that desires to follow his word and obey him..

No, Jesus is getting to the heart of what it is to be capable of receiving the Divine Mercy when he says that «everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted.»

It is God's ordination that those of humble, teachable, honest hearts, seeking the truth and life, shall come to life when it is offered, and such accepted the gospel on this occasion.

A powerful antidote to the contrived happiness of consumerism and mindless entertainment of our day, they are good news to God's people, the humble of the earth, the strong of heart, those who take refuge in God alone.

The answer must undoubtedly be that Jesus himself had brought home to the hearts of those who really heard his words that God stood ready to receive not simply the righteous — there was none righteous — but the penitent, those who acknowledged the absolute righteousness of God, felt the awful force of its demands upon them, realized how far short they fell of it, and with humble and contrite hearts sought his forgiveness and help.

Jeremy have been asking the holy spirit for his help with this and in regards to the lame man that Jesus healed I do nt believe that sin was the issue for him just like the blind man was it his parents or did he sin the answer was neither but so that God would be glorified.What was the sin that may have been worse for him.The two situations are related of the woman caught in adultery the key words being go and sin no more only two references in the bible and will explain later the lame man we see at first his dependency on everyone else for his needs he cant do it he is in the best position to receive Gods grace but what does he do with it.Does he follow Jesus no we are told he goes to the temple and Jesus finds him now that he has his strength to do things on his own what his response to follow the way of the pharisees that is what is worse than his condition before so he is warned by go and sin no more.We get confused because we see the word sin but the giver of is speaking to him to go another way means death.Getting back to the two situations of the woman caught in adultery and the lame man here we see a picture of our hearts on the one our love for sin and on the other the desire to work out our salvation on our terms they are the two areas we have to submit to God.My experience was the self righteousness was the harder to deal with because it is linked in to our feelings of self worth and self confidence so we have to be broken so we are humble enough to realise that without God we can do nothing our flesh hates that so it is a struggle at first to change our way of thinking.brentnz

How to get the church back on track is frankly none of our business, when we know full well that unless our hearts are humbled and our minds radically changed, we will usurp God again in a few generations.

The heart of Judaism, for Gellman, is the quiet, intimate, humble commitment to the life of Torah.

(Ill) Have unity of spirit, sympathy, love of the brethren, a tender heart and a humble mind.

I'm talking about operating in the conviction of sin, a humble heart and a joy found in knowing there is grace.

When a late Isaiah represents God as saying, «I dwell... with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite,» (Isaiah 57:15) the question rises in the mind of one who understands from within what the implied experience means: If God so cares for persons one by one and so dwells in them with creative power, is it not impossible that the relationship will be summarily terminated at death?

At that instant of time when I gave all up to him to do with me as he pleased, and was willing that God should rule over me at his pleasure, redeeming love broke into my soul with repeated scriptures, with such power that my whole soul seemed to be melted down with love; the burden of guilt and condemnation was gone, darkness was expelled, my heart humbled and filled with gratitude, and my whole soul, that was a few minutes ago groaning under mountains of death, and crying to an unknown God for help, was now filled with immortal love, soaring on the wings of faith, freed from the chains of death and darkness, and crying out, My Lord and my God; thou art my rock and my fortress, my shield and my high tower, my life, my joy, my present and my everlasting portion.