Bible Verses: Romans 6:141 Corinthians 1:25Hebrews 12:10Romans 6:12
Read MoreMy son, do not think lightly of the Lord's discipline, and do not faint when he corrects you" (Heb. 12:6, Wey.).
Most of us sought to avoid our natural father's discipline, when he sought to administer it. And most of us seek to avoid our heavenly Father's discipline, until we finally learn that "He does it for our certain good, in order...
Bible Verses: Hebrews 12:6Hebrews 12:101 Peter 5:6
Read MoreNow no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous" (Heb. 12:11a).
Our Father chastens us "for our own profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness" (Heb. 12:10). We are not chastened because we deserve it, but because we need it. And there is no wrath in His...
Bible Verses: Hebrews 12:11Hebrews 12:10
Read MoreI will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly unto her" (Hosea 2:14).
As we begin to grow, we are governed; as we begin to mature, we are allured.
"By trial our Father reveals whether we can suffer His will as well as do it. By trial He weans us from the world, draws us to His...
Bible Verses: Hosea 2:14Hebrews 12:10John 16:27
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Hatred for others comes easy for some; but to fully hate one's old man comes hard for all. The Lord Jesus loves us too much to allow us to go on loving ourselves.