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  A WORM, A GNAT, A FLY, A HAIR, A SEED OF A RAISON, A SKIN OF A GRAPE
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the fleeting nature of life, the reality
of death, and the hope of eternal life for true believers.

Topics: "Preparation for Eternity", "The Fragility of Life"
Scripture References: Psalm 39:4, Proverbs 27:1, James 4:14

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the fragility of life and the unpredictability
of death, urging listeners not to boast about tomorrow as life is
fleeting and full of unseen dangers. He illustrates how easily one can
encounter death through seemingly trivial means, reminding us that our
time on earth is limited and uncertain. Brooks reassures believers that
even in death, they are merely transitioning from earthly struggles to
eternal glory with God. The sermon serves as a poignant reminder to live
each day with purpose and to seek a saving relationship with Christ
before it is too late.

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"Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know

what a day may bring forth." Proverbs 27:1

Who can sum up the many possible deaths which are

still lurking in his own body; or the innumerable hosts of

external dangers which beleaguer him on every side; or

the invisible arrows which fly about his ears continually!

How soon he may have his mortal wound given him by one

or another of them--who can tell? Now, how sad would it be

for a man to have a summons to appear before God in that

eternal world, before his heart and life are savingly changed!

The life of a man is but a shadow, a runner, a span, a vapor,

a flower, etc. Though there is but one way to come into

the world--yet there are many thousand ways to be

sent out of the world!

We carry about in our bodies, the material for a thousand

deaths, and may die a thousand different ways in several

hours. As many senses, as many members, nay, as many

pores as there are in the body--so many windows there are,

for death to enter in at!

Death needs not spend all his arrows upon us. A worm,

a gnat, a fly, a hair, a seed of a raison, a skin of a

grape, the stumbling of a horse, the trip of a foot, the

prick of a pin, the cutting of a fingernail, the cutting out

of a corn; all these have been to others, and any of them

may be to us--the means of our death within the space of

a few days; nay, of a few hours; nay, of a few moments!

I am sure that the worst of deaths, shall

but translate true believers . . .

from earth--to heaven,

from a wilderness--to a paradise,

from misery--to glory, and

from mixed and mutable enjoyments--to

the pure and everlasting enjoyments of God!

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