Verse 6
THE FADING LEAF
‘We all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.’
I. Lessons of the falling leaf.
( a) It is a picture of man’s insignificance on the face of God’s world.
( b) It is a picture of the inherent decay of man.
( c) It is a picture of the inevitable fate of man.
( d) It is a picture of the universal fate of man.
II. Look at the figure of the falling leaf as solemnised by the thought of sin.
( a) Sin has made the departure of man premature.
( b) Sin has made man’s departure from this world a violent one.
( c) Sin has given to man’s departure from this world a dark and terrible fear for the future.
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