Focus Passage: Hebrews 12:7-8
Read: Proverbs 13:1; John 15:1-4; Revelation 3:19-20
As a father, I’m called to guide, train, correct, and rebuke my son. These are some of my greatest responsibilities and are summed up in discipline. Proverbs 13:24 says that, “…he who loves him (his son) is careful to discipline him.” That includes allowing my son to go through hard times or maybe even putting difficulty in his life on purpose. It can be in these situations that the opportunity for training, correcting, and growth are best found.
Today’s focus passage tells us that when we find hardship in life, it may be God’s discipline – he’s treating us as his son. It’s good to remember what discipline is and that God disciplines those he loves, his children!
1. Think about a time in your life that you’ve been through difficulty or hardship. Did you recognize the possibility that God might be training or correcting something in your life?
2. How can your experiences of being disciplined by your parents or you disciplining your children, help you and encourage you as God trains, instructs, and corrects you in the same way?
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