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  WHINING AND WHIMPERING?
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: Thomas Brooks emphasizes the importance of assurance in Christ,
encouraging believers to focus on their mercies rather than their
miseries.

Topics: "Assurance in Christ", "Joy in Suffering"
Scripture References: Song of Solomon 2:16, Romans 8:38

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the profound assurance of belonging to Christ,
declaring that believers can confidently affirm their relationship with
Him as their Head, Husband, and Savior. This assurance fosters patience,
courage, and joy, enabling Christians to endure life's challenges with a
heart full of hope and gratitude. Brooks encourages believers to
remember the immense love and eternal promises of God, which far
outweigh their earthly troubles, urging them to focus on rejoicing
rather than whining. He reminds Christians that their mercies surpass
their miseries, and a moment in Christ's presence will outweigh all
earthly suffering.

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"My Beloved is mine, and I am His!" Song 2:16

"I know," says the spouse, "that Jesus Christ

is mine! I can with the greatest confidence

and boldness affirm it. He is . . .

my Head,

my Husband,

my Lord,

my Redeemer,

my Justifier,

my Savior.

And I am His!

I am sure that I am His.

I am His by purchase;

I am His by conquest;

I am His by election;

I am His by covenant;

I am His by marriage;

I am wholly His;

I am specially His;

I am universally His;

I am eternally His!"

A well-grounded assurance will make a man . . .

patient in waiting,

courageous in doing,

cheerful in suffering.

It will make a heaven in a man's heart--on

this side heaven; and make him go singing

into paradise, despite all of life's calamities

and miseries--as he realizes that he is . . .

everlastingly chosen and beloved of God,

that God's heart is set upon him,

that his name is written in the book of life,

that there is laid up for him a crown of righteousness,

and that nothing shall be able to separate him from

Him who is his light, his life, his crown, his all in all.

Ah, Christians! only remember what Christ has done for

you, and what He is still a-doing for you in heaven, and

what He will do for you to all eternity--and you will not be

able to spend your days in whining and whimpering.

Christians, your mercies are greater than your miseries!

One hour's being in the bosom of Christ, will recompense

you for all your trouble and travail on earth! Why, then,

do you spend more time in sighing, than in rejoicing?

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/whining-and-whimpering/
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