THE LORD'S DISCIPLINE SHOWS HIS LOVE
Hebrews 12:5-11 "The hard lessons we learn from disobedience"
Hebrews 12:5 "And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as children, My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked of him."
The most wonderful thing that can happen to a person is to be born into God's family. What a privilege to have the Holy Spirit living in our life as a true believer in our Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible teaches that in order to be a member of God's family we must experience a second birth. One cannot just join some church and be in God's family. One must be born of heaven. The process of growing into spiritual maturity takes many years of growing in knowledge and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Many times some are guilty of falling into sin. This is often called backsliding. It is also called being out of fellowship with God. The pull of the world, the flesh, and the attacks of the devil are powerful. Many times people fail. Some fail miserably. Once a person is born into the family of God they are eternally secure. Nothing can separate them from the love and care of God. He will never leave them or cast them away. We belong to Him.
Hebrews 12:6 says "For whom the Lord loves he chastens and scourges every child whom he receives." As spiritual children of God, we are all corrected. We are all guilty of sin. We make mistakes. We are many times guilty of willful disobedience. How does God deal with us? As a loving father he corrects us. Depending on the degree of our disobedience his correction can be gentle or it can be severe. First of all he corrects us by convicting us of our wrong doing. He speaks to us through our conscience. He brings a deep sense of guilt. If we refuse to confess our sin and turn from it, he will begin the process of correction. The deeper the rebellion, the stronger the discipline. Hebrews 12:8 says but if you be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
It can be a very painful experience if we continue in our rebellion. I believe the most miserable person in the world is a true Christian out of fellowship with God. God will allow the joy and peace of God to be removed from our life. All the inward comforts of being a child of God can and will be removed. Many painful experiences may happen. It could be loss of job, health issues, set backs, financial reversals and other painful loss. If one lives in sin and can enjoy it, and is not corrected by God, he or she is not a child of God.
Why does God correct us? Because he loves us and wants the best for our life. He wants us to become a living testimony of God's grace. Hebrews 12:10 says "He corrects us that we might be partakers of his holiness."
Hebrews 12:5 "And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as children, My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked of him."
The most wonderful thing that can happen to a person is to be born into God's family. What a privilege to have the Holy Spirit living in our life as a true believer in our Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible teaches that in order to be a member of God's family we must experience a second birth. One cannot just join some church and be in God's family. One must be born of heaven. The process of growing into spiritual maturity takes many years of growing in knowledge and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Many times some are guilty of falling into sin. This is often called backsliding. It is also called being out of fellowship with God. The pull of the world, the flesh, and the attacks of the devil are powerful. Many times people fail. Some fail miserably. Once a person is born into the family of God they are eternally secure. Nothing can separate them from the love and care of God. He will never leave them or cast them away. We belong to Him.
Hebrews 12:6 says "For whom the Lord loves he chastens and scourges every child whom he receives." As spiritual children of God, we are all corrected. We are all guilty of sin. We make mistakes. We are many times guilty of willful disobedience. How does God deal with us? As a loving father he corrects us. Depending on the degree of our disobedience his correction can be gentle or it can be severe. First of all he corrects us by convicting us of our wrong doing. He speaks to us through our conscience. He brings a deep sense of guilt. If we refuse to confess our sin and turn from it, he will begin the process of correction. The deeper the rebellion, the stronger the discipline. Hebrews 12:8 says but if you be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
It can be a very painful experience if we continue in our rebellion. I believe the most miserable person in the world is a true Christian out of fellowship with God. God will allow the joy and peace of God to be removed from our life. All the inward comforts of being a child of God can and will be removed. Many painful experiences may happen. It could be loss of job, health issues, set backs, financial reversals and other painful loss. If one lives in sin and can enjoy it, and is not corrected by God, he or she is not a child of God.
Why does God correct us? Because he loves us and wants the best for our life. He wants us to become a living testimony of God's grace. Hebrews 12:10 says "He corrects us that we might be partakers of his holiness."
by Clois Clark
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