The Disciplines of Life
October 13, 2010 by Lecrae.net
Filed under Around the Web
If you polish a piece of wood or a precious stone, you are actually putting a lot of scratches on parallel lines, until eventually those scratches form a brilliant reflective pattern. That is similar to what God is doing when he disciplines us. The Bible explains it this way, “Do not lose heart when [God] rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and punishes everyone he accepts as a son.”
God scratches us with the disciplines of life until we are brilliantly polished to reflect Jesus. He does it because he loves us. Parents discipline their own children, not the children next door. If God didn’t discipline us, it would be an indication that we were not his children.
Next time you feel like you’re being singled out for correction, remember, “The Lord disciplines those he loves.”
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