The Unavailing Lamentation
Jeremiah 8:20
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.


I. GOD HAS GIVEN YOU THE GRACIOUS SEASONS OF SUMMER AND HARVEST.

1. The summer of —

(1)  Life.

(2)  Reason.

(3)  Opportunities.

2. The harvest of —

(1)  Knowledge.

(2)  Privileges.

(3)  Blessings.

II. THESE MAY PASS AWAY UNIMPROVED. Many —

1. Do not think.

2. Will not forsake their sins.

3. Will not believe.

4. Will procrastinate.

III. THE REGRETS OF SUCH WILL BE AWFUL AND UNAVAILING.

1. Sometimes their regrets are expressed in this world.

2. They will surely be uttered in eternity.

(1)  Regrets of intense agony, of recollection, of self-condemnation.

(2)  Regrets will be unavailing.

(3)  Regrets of black despair.Conclusion —

1. None would choose this portion.

2. Who would risk it?

3. Who will flee from it?

(J. Burns, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.

WEB: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.




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