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  A DROP IN A BUCKET
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the insignificance of human endeavors and
the vastness of God's greatness, which is beyond human comprehension.

Topics: "Eternal Perspective", "God's Greatness"
Scripture References: Psalm 73:26, Isaiah 40:15, Lamentations 3:24, Matthew 6:19-21, Romans 8:18, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Philippians 3:20, Colossians 3:2, Hebrews 11:16

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the insignificance of worldly possessions and
nations in comparison to the greatness of God, illustrating that all
earthly achievements are merely drops in a bucket when weighed against
the divine portion that belongs to believers. He uses the analogy of
Alcibiades and Socrates to highlight the futility of pride in material
wealth, reminding us that even the most expansive lands are but tiny
specks in the grand scheme of creation. Brooks encourages the
congregation to grasp the immeasurable value of their relationship with
God, which far surpasses any earthly treasure, and to find hope and
fulfillment in Him alone.

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"The Lord is my portion, says my soul; therefore

I will hope in Him." Lamentations 3:24

"Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are

considered as a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up

the islands like fine dust." Isaiah 40:15

All nations are but as a drop in a bucket, that may in a

moment be wiped off with a finger--in comparison of God,

nay, they are all nothing; but that word is too high, for

they are less than nothing. Had a man as many worlds at

his command as there are men on earth, or angels in heaven,

yet they would be but as so many drops, or as so many

atoms--compared to a saint's portion!

When Alcibiades was proudly boasting of his spacious lands,

Socrates wittily rebukes his pride by bringing him a map of

the world, and wishing him to show him where his lands did

lie; his lands would hardly amount to more than the prick of

a pin. England, Scotland, and Ireland are but three little spots

compared to the vast continents which are in other parts of

the world; and what then is your palace, your lordships, your

manors, your farm, your house, your cottage--but a little speck

--but a prick of a pin--compared to God, who is so great,

so vast a portion!

Oh, sirs! if you had the understanding of all the angels in

heaven, and the tongues of all the men on earth, yet you

would not be able to conceive, express, or set forth the

greatness and largeness of a saint's portion.

Can you count the stars of heaven, or number the sands of

the sea, or stop the sun in his course, or make a new world?

Then, and not until then, will you be able to declare what a

great, what an immense portion God is. If "no eye has seen,

no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has

prepared for those who love Him", oh how much less, then,

are they able to declare the great things that God has laid

up for His people in the eternal world!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/a-drop-in-a-bucket/
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