“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son." Hebrews 12: 5b-6
Happy Sunday!! I want to share a snippet of the messages I heard today in church. The main point: God chastens us because He loves us.
Often when we face difficult situations we face them with a "Woe is me" outlook. This verse reminds me to look at it with a " Wow, God loves me" outlook. God wants us to stay on the right path. We are His children. He disciplines us so we learn right from wrong. It is a blessing to be corrected by God. Of course, we may not feel this way during the correction process. However, we take time to look back we'll receive the revelation. When the Lord disciplines us, we should see it as an opportunity to humble ourselves and submit to the discipline and correction of the Lord. This is how we develop patience, self-control, joy, and other pieces of the Fruit of the Spirit. Remember trials, sufferings, and difficulties are part of life. When God-ordered they are for a purpose and meaning.
Something to Think About:
We serve a Savior who suffered, and we know He will not lead us into meaningless suffering. The writer points to the importance of discipline and proceeds to show that for Christians suffering is rightly understood only when seen as God's fatherly discipline, correcting and directing us. Suffering is evidence, not that God does not love us, but that He does ----Leon Morris
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