Oh Remember
The sermon emphasizes the importance of prayer closets and the transformative power of God's presence in our lives.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes the transformative power of prayer and the intimate experiences believers have in their prayer closets. He recalls how individuals often enter their closets with heavy hearts and leave feeling renewed, humbled, and filled with divine love. Brooks encourages the congregation to remember the moments of spiritual awakening and strength gained through prayer, highlighting the sweetness of God's presence and the power against temptations found in these sacred spaces. He urges listeners to reflect on these experiences to enhance their commitment to prayer.
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Oh remember that at such a time you went into your prayer closets with hard hearts, and dry eyes; but before you came out of your closets, ah, how sweetly, how graciously, how powerfully were you melted, and humbled before the Lord!
Oh remember how that at another time you went into your closets clouded and benighted--but came out of your closets with as glorious a shine of God upon your souls, as Moses had upon his face, when he came down from the mount from communing with God!
Oh remember how often you have gone into your closets with cold, frozen spirits--but before you came out of your closets, what a fire has God kindled in your souls, what a spirit of burning have you found in your hearts!
Oh remember how often you have gone into your closets straitened and shut up--but before you have come out, how have your souls been aflame!
Oh remember what power God has given you against corruptions in your closets, and what strength God has given you against temptations in your closets!
Oh remember the sweet discoveries of divine love that you have had when in your closets! Oh remember the secret visits, the secret kisses, the secret embraces, the secret whispers, the secret love-tokens, that Christ has given you in your closets!
Oh seriously ponder upon these things, and then closet duties will be sweet unto you!
Sermon Outline
- The Power of Prayer in the Closet
- The Glory of God in the Closet
- The Strength and Power of God in the Closet
- Remembering Past Experiences
- The Transformation that Takes Place
- The Shine of God on Our Souls
- The Fire of God in Our Hearts
- Against Corruptions and Temptations
- The Sweet Discoveries of Divine Love
Key Quotes
“Oh remember how that at another time you went into your closets clouded and benighted--but came out of your closets with as glorious a shine of God upon your souls, as Moses had upon his face, when he came down from the mount from communing with God!” — Thomas Brooks
“Oh remember what power God has given you against corruptions in your closets, and what strength God has given you against temptations in your closets!” — Thomas Brooks
“Oh remember the sweet discoveries of divine love that you have had when in your closets!” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- Make time to regularly visit your prayer closet and seek God's presence and power in your life.
- Ponder on the power and presence of God in your life, and seek to deepen your relationship with Him.
- Live out the sweet discoveries of divine love and the secret visits of Christ in your daily life.