God Judges His People
God judges His people based on their sincerity and heart, not just their outward actions, and He will not reject them for their weaknesses.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes that God judges His people based on their sincerity and the overall condition of their hearts rather than their momentary actions during trials or temptations. He highlights that God's focus is on the inward disposition and will of His people, showing that He does not forsake them due to their weaknesses or failings. Instead, God offers compassion and understanding, assuring that He will not reject His people despite their struggles.
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God judges His people by their sincerity and the general bent and frame of their hearts--and not by what they are under some pangs of passion, or in an hour of temptation. His eye is more upon His people's inward disposition, than it is upon their outward actions--more upon their will than it is upon their work. The Lord will not forsake His people, nor cast off His people--because of those failings and weaknesses that may, and do, attend them. God pities His people under their weakness; He will not reject them for their weakness.
Sermon Outline
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God Judges His People by Sincerity
- God looks at the heart, not just outward actions
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God's Eye is on the Inward Disposition
- More concerned with will than work
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God Does Not Forsake His People
- Despite failings and weaknesses
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God Pities His People in Weakness
- Does not reject them for their weakness
Key Quotes
“His eye is more upon His people's inward disposition, than it is upon their outward actions--more upon their will than it is upon their work.” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- We should focus on cultivating a sincere heart and a right inward disposition before God.
- We can trust that God will not reject us for our weaknesses and failings.
- We should seek to understand and follow God's will, rather than just doing outward actions.