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  THEY PLAY AND FOOL AWAY THEIR PRECIOUS TIME
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: We must value and use our time wisely, as it is a precious and
limited commodity that we can never get back.

Topics: "Pursuit of Holiness", "Value of Time"
Scripture References: Ephesians 5:15

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the extreme value of time, urging listeners to
recognize its brevity and preciousness. He warns that time is a
commodity that cannot be redeemed once lost, and in hell, one would
trade anything for just a moment to repent. Brooks laments how many
squander their time on trivial pursuits, leading to sorrow and darkness
at the end of life. He calls for a serious reflection on how we use our
time, encouraging a fervent pursuit of holiness before it's too late.
The sermon serves as a wake-up call to prioritize spiritual growth and
redemption.

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Think on the brevity, shortness, and preciousness of time.

Time is so precious a thing, that mountains of gold and

rocks of pearl, cannot redeem one lost moment!

Ah, what a precious commodity would time be in hell,

where for one day to repent, yes, for one hour to seek

after holiness--a man would give ten thousand worlds,

were they in his hands to dispose of.

Time is so costly a jewel that few know how to value

it and prize it at a due rate. Most are lavishly and

profusely wasteful of that precious time which is their

greatest interest to redeem! Time is a precious talent,

yet most trifle away, play away, idle away, yes,

grossly sin away their precious time! They play

and fool away their precious time, until the

candle of life goes out, and then they go to their

graves in sorrow, yes, then go to hell in the dark!

He who makes no conscience of trifling away

his precious time, shall one day experience the

terribleness of eternal darkness.

The poets paint time with wings--to show the rapidity

and swiftness of it. O sirs, if the sense of the brevity,

shortness, and preciousness of time did but lie in its

full weight upon your spirits, it would certainly put

you upon a speedy and earnest pursuit after holiness!

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