His Father...My Son

·       2 Samuel 7:14-15 – I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.

Hebrews 12:7 – It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

Proverbs 13:24 – Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.

Psalm 45:6-9 – Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions; your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad; daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.

Application:

• ·         God promises to establish on David’s throne a descendant of David. In Jesus Christ this promise comes to ultimate fulfillment.
• ·         God’s discipline is evidence that we are His children. Far from being a reason for despair, discipline is a basis for encouragement and perseverance.
• ·         Discipline is rooted in love.
• ·         In Christ, the Son of David, God’s covenant is fulfilled.

All Scripture verses taken from ESV