Proverbs
3:1-2,11-12 – My
son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands
in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and
bring you peace and prosperity…My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke,
because the Lord disciplines those he
loves, as a father the son he delights in.
Hebrews
12:5-7 – And have you completely forgotten this word
of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,
“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.” Endure
hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not
disciplined by their father?
Application:
- · Normally the righteous are prosperous and happy, but sometimes it is the wicked who are strong and prosperous, temporary though that may be.
- · Suffering and persecution should be seen as corrective and instructive training for our spiritual development as God’s children.
- · God chastens us in order to correct our faults.
- · 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.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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