God's Preacher In The Heart (and others)

God's Preacher in The Heart (and others)


"I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man" (Acts 24:16).

Conscience is God's preacher in the heart. Conscience is a thousand witnesses for or against a man. Those who dally and tamper with this sin or that sin, develop a guilty conscience - which clouds, clogs, and distrusts the soul with many fears, doubts, and scruples. God will have no communion with those who, against light and checks of conscience - dally and tamper with this sin or that sin, special, peculiar sin - is the greatest and most common cause of the lack of assurance, comfort, and peace

How should it be otherwise, seeing God, who is infinitely wise, holy, and righteous - will not reveal the secrets of His love to those who harbor His known enemies in their bosoms?

The great God will not regard the prayers of those who play and dally with that very sin, or that very lust - for which He hides His face from them.

~Thomas Brooks~
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Lord, You Know

The true child of God is able to say, "Lord, You know, that though I have had many and great failings - yet there are no beloved sins, no bosom sins, no darling sins, which are chargeable upon me! Lord, You know...

That there is no known sin which I don't hate and abhor. That there is no known sin which I don't combat and conflict with. That there is no known sin which I don't grieve and mourn over. That there is no known sin which I would not heartily be rid of. That there is no known sin which I do in some measure, endeavor in the use of holy means - to be delivered from. That there is no known sin, the effectual subduing and mortifying of which would not administer matter of the greatest joy and comfort to me!"

~Thomas Brooks~
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Enemies!

One of the first works of the Holy Spirit is to make a man to look upon all his sins as enemies; yes, as his greatest enemies, and to deal with his sins as enemies, and to hate and loathe them as enemies, and to fear them as enemies, and to arm against them as enemies. He has earnest and sincere desires, and makes careful endeavors to abandon all sin, to forsake all sin, and to be rid of all sin.

Says the sincere Christian, "Sin is the greatest evil in all the world! Sin is the only thing which God abhors! Sin brought Jesus Christ to the Cross! Sin damns souls! Sin shuts heaven! Sin has laid the foundation of hell! Oh, sin is the pricking thorn in my eye, the deadly arrow in my side, the sharp sword which has wounded my conscience,k slain my comforts, hindered my prayers, embittered my mercies, put a sting into all my crosses! Therefore I condemn it to death, yes, to hell, from whence it came!"

Certainly, a sick man is not more desirous to be rid of all his diseases, nor a prisoner to be freed from all his bolts and chains - than the true penitent is desirous to be rid of all his sins!

~Thomas Brooks~
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The Eyes of the Lord

"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account" (Hebrews 4:13).

God is all ear to hear, all hand to punish, all power to protect, all wisdom to direct, all goodness to relieve, all grace to pardon, all eye to observe the thoughts, hearts, words, ways, and walkings of men.

As the eyes of a well-drawn picture are fastened on us, whichever way we turn - so are the eyes of the Lord.

"For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord, and He examines all his paths" (Proverbs 5:21).

~Thomas Brooks~