Hebrews 12:11 Related Devotionals
He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderers’ soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to...
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For they disciplined us only a short time, as it seemed proper to them; but He does it for our good, in order that we may share His holy character" (Heb. 12:10, Wms.).
It is only natural to feel...
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He knoweth the way that I take; when He hath tested me, I shall come forth as gold" (Job 23:10).
In every field, whether the arts, industry, sports, or the Christian life and service in...
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And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God" (Eph 3:19).
God led the children of Israel into the desert with its thirst, that He...
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No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them who are exercised by it" (Heb. 12:11).
Vision:...
read more...It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to Him. § For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge. § The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the...
read more...Now see that I, even I, am He, and there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. § I know the thoughts that I think toward...
read more...Now 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...
read more...Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous" (Heb. 10:11a).You will be prepared, but never pierced, by the nail-pierced Hand."Sufferings are for chastening (child-training)....
read more...Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that...
read more...We … glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out...
read more...A bruised reed He will not break. § He restores my soul.Godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. § No chastening seems...
read more...It is true that "calm seas never made a sailor." It is through tribulation that we develop patience. It is through pressure that we are enlarged.Even men of the world have realized that difficulties...
read more...The words chastening, chasteneth, chastisement and chastened occur seven times in the first 11 verses of Hebrews 12:1-29. As a result it is easy for the casual reader to get a wrong impression. He...
read more... How happy are tried Christians, afterwards. No calm more deep than that which succeeds a storm. Who has not rejoiced in clear shinings after rain? Victorious banquets are for well-exercised...
read more...All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby. - Hebrews 12:11 I HAVE already said that,...
read more...For Reading and Meditation: Hebrews 12:1-13We ended yesterday by saying that some things in life, such as the desire to have money, can be legitimate concerns but they must be looked upon as...
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