Good Morning Friends,
“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. Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who
gains understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns
than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare
with her.” (Proverbs 3:11-15)
As our girls were growing up there were many
times when it was in their best interest that Claudia and I discipline them. They
needed to learn something and the only way they would learn it was through
discipline. Although it wasn’t always easy, we loved them enough to discipline
them. We made a great many mistakes in our discipline. Sometimes we were too harsh.
Sometimes we were too easy. Sometimes we disciplined in anger. Sometimes we disciplined
for the wrong reason, in the wrong way, or at the wrong time. But the
motivation was good, we loved the girls and wanted the best for them.
God loves those who are His children, too. He
loves us enough to exercise discipline in our lives. There are times when the
only way we can learn what we need to learn is through His discipline. Unlike
Claudia and me, God is the perfect parent. His discipline is always right. That
doesn’t mean we will always like it, often we don’t. Discipline is always
painful. But God’s discipline will never be too harsh, and never be easier than
it should be. He will never discipline in anger, always with right motives and
in control. He will never discipline for the wrong reason, in the wrong way, or
at the wrong time. His discipline will be perfectly designed for our benefit.
He disciplines us for our good. If He saw the
problems in our lives and did not discipline, that would not be love. He loves
us enough to do all He can to teach us.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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