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  ALL HONEY WOULD HARM US
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of balancing mercy and
adversity in the Christian life, as both are necessary for spiritual
growth and maturity.

Topics: "Spiritual Growth", "Joy in Suffering"
Scripture References: Psalm 30:5, Psalm 126:5, Ecclesiastes 3:1-4, Isaiah 61:3, John 16:20, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, James 1:2-4, 1 Peter 1:6-7

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the transient nature of sorrow in the life of a
Christian, reminding us that while weeping may endure for a night, joy
will surely come in the morning. He illustrates how God transforms our
hardships into blessings, turning our grief into gladness and our
mourning into music. Brooks argues that a balance of both joy and sorrow
is essential for spiritual health, as both mercy and adversity
contribute to the growth of our faith. He concludes that the interplay
of these experiences is vital for the flourishing of our souls, as
trials often lead to the death of sin and the thriving of grace.

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"Weeping may endure for a night--but

joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5

Their mourning shall last but until morning.

God will turn . . .

their winter's night into a summer's day,

their sighing into singing,

their grief into gladness,

their mourning into music,

their bitter into sweet,

their wilderness into a paradise.

The life of a Christian is filled up with interchanges of

sickness and health,

weakness and strength,

want and wealth,

disgrace and honor,

crosses and comforts,

miseries and mercies,

joys and sorrows,

mirth and mourning.

All honey would harm us; all wormwood would undo

us--a composition of both is the best way to keep our

souls in a healthy constitution. It is best and most for

the health of the soul--that the warm south wind of

mercy, and the cold north wind of adversity--do both

blow upon it. And though every wind which blows,

shall blow good to the saints; yet certainly their sins

die most, and their graces thrive best, when they

are under the frigid, drying, nipping north wind of

calamity, as well as under the warm, nourishing south

wind of mercy and prosperity.

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