THE FADING LEAF ‘We all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.’ Isaiah 64:6 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.
THE FADING LEAF
‘We all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.’
Isaiah 64:6
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.