Death Puts an End to All Changes
A believer's last day is his best day because death puts an end to all changes.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes that for a believer, death signifies the end of all earthly changes and struggles, marking their last day as their best day. He reflects on the transient nature of life, where joy can quickly turn to sorrow, health to sickness, and strength to weakness. Brooks reassures that in death, believers will no longer face temptation or sin, and they will experience eternal comfort and peace in the presence of God. Ultimately, he encourages Christians to view their dying day as a glorious transition to everlasting joy.
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("A Believer's Last Day, His Best Day")
A believer's last day is his best day! Death puts
an end to all changes. What is the whole life of
a man--but a life of changes?
Here on earth, you often change . . .
your joy for sorrow,
your health for sickness,
your strength for weakness,
your honor for dishonor,
your plenty for poverty,
your beauty for deformity,
your friends for foes,
your silver for brass,
your gold for copper.
All temporal things are transitory. Man himself--
what is he--but a mere nothing--the dream of
a dream, a shadow, a bubble, a flash, a puff!
Now the comforts of a man are smiling
--but the next hour they are dying.
Now the Lord smiles upon the soul--and
at another time He frowns upon the soul.
Now God gives assistance to conquer sin--but
before long the man is carried captive by his sin.
Now he is strengthened against the temptation,
in a short while he falls before the temptation, etc.
But death puts an end to all changes. Now the
soul shall be tempted no more, sin no more, be
foiled no more. Now you may judge by this,
that a Christian's dying-day is his best day.
Sermon Outline
- Death Puts an End to All Changes
- The Nature of Man
- The Nature of Sin
- The Life of a Man is a Life of Changes
- Temporal Things are Transitory
- Man is a Mere Nothing
- Man's Comforts are Fleeting
- Sin Conquers Man
- Death Puts an End to All Changes
Key Quotes
“Death puts an end to all changes.” — Thomas Brooks
“A believer's last day is his best day!” — Thomas Brooks
“Man himself--what is he--but a mere nothing--the dream of a dream, a shadow, a bubble, a flash, a puff!” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- Recognize that life is marked by constant change and impermanence.
- Trust in the promise that death puts an end to all changes and sin no longer tempts or foils the soul.
- Look forward to eternity with hope and faith in God's goodness.