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  NO CAUSE TO MURMUR OR COMPLAIN
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: When faced with affliction, we should humbly kiss the rod and
patiently lie under it, comparing our suffering to the horrors of
conscience and the flames of hell to gain perspective and gratitude for
mercy.

Topics: "God's Discipline", "Patience in Trials"
Scripture References: Hebrews 12:5

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the importance of accepting God's discipline
with humility and patience, urging believers to recognize that their
afflictions are minor compared to the eternal consequences of sin. He
encourages the faithful to submit quietly to God's will, understanding
that even the harshest trials are a form of mercy compared to what they
truly deserve. Brooks reminds us that those who have escaped greater
judgment should not complain about their current sufferings, as they are
ultimately for their growth and sanctification.

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One lesson that you are to learn under the afflictive rod

of God, is to humbly to kiss the rod, and patiently and

quietly to lie under the rod, until the Lord shall either

give you a gracious, or a glorious, deliverance from it.

What is the rod--compared to the horrors of conscience,

and to the flames of hell, or to an everlasting separation

from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His

power? Therefore put your mouths in the dust, and be

silent before the Lord!

He who has deserved a hanging--if he escapes with

a whipping, has no cause to murmur or complain.

We who have deserved a damning--have little cause

to murmur or complain of a whipping, yes, though it

should be with a pestilential rod.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/no-cause-to-murmur-or-complain/
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