A tender heart, a soft hand, an iron memory – Thomas Brooks

Look upon your dying day as your reaping day. Now you shall reap the fruit of . . .
all the prayers that ever you have made, and
of all the tears that ever you have shed, and
of all the sighs and groans that ever you have fetched, and
of all the good words that ever you have spoken, and
of all the good works that ever you have done, and
of all the great things that ever you have suffered.

When mortality shall put on immortality, you shall then reap a plentiful crop, a glorious crop, as the fruit of that good seed, which for a time, has seemed to be buried and lost.

As Christ has a tender heart and a soft hand, so He has an iron memory. He precisely remembers . . .
all the sorrows, and
all the services, and
all the sufferings of His people,
to reward them and crown them.

Behold, I am coming soon! My reward Is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.” Revelation 22:12