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  THE SOFT EMBRACES OF THOSE SWEET ARMS
  by Anne Dutton
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Summary: God's presence and help are available to us even in our darkest
moments, and death is an entrance into the full glory and happiness of
heaven.

Topics: "Comfort In Suffering", "Eternal Glory"
Scripture References: Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalm 23:4, Isaiah 41:10, 1 Corinthians 15:54, Revelation 21:4

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DESCRIPTION
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Anne Dutton preaches a comforting sermon to parents, assuring them of
the Lord's presence in their pains, sickness, and even in death. She
emphasizes that Jesus, as their high priest, will lead them safely
through the trials of life and into the promised land. Dutton reminds
them that God's everlasting arms will support them, keeping their
spirits from despair and ultimately leading them to eternal glory in the
presence of Jesus where there is no sickness or pain. She encourages
them to see death as a blessing, an entrance into a life of perfect
holiness and happiness in the presence of the Lord.

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CONTENT
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My very Dear and much Honored Parents,

Oh, my dear parents, your dear Lord Jesus will be with you in all your
pains and afflictions through the infirmities of an advanced age. The
Lord will make all your bed for you when sick. And when death comes, and
no creature can help you, then, then will the Lord be your helper. He
will never leave you nor forsake you; no, not in death's waters. Jesus,
your high priest, will go before you, make a way for you, and bring you
safely over Jordan into the promised land. The eternal God is your
refuge; and underneath you, in your last trial, will be the everlasting
arms.

These almighty arms will keep your spirits from sinking, when your
bodies must fall by the stroke of death. The soft embraces of those
sweet arms will refresh your souls, and ease the bitterest pains that
your body may feel. And not the least pain, not the least sickness, that
you endure to bring down your mortal frame, but will serve as a foil to
set off that immortal glory you shall enter upon in Emanuel's land,
where the inhabitant shall not say, "I am sick." There I shall shortly
meet you. And let us remember that death comes to us as a blessing.
Death to us will be an entrance into life! We shall never be free from
sin, perfectly holy, nor fully happy--we shall never be as we would be,
nor should be, until we see Jesus as He is!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/anne-dutton/the-soft-embraces-of-those-sweet-arms/
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