9 Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever? – Hebrews 12:9 NLT
As babes and young children, we submitted to the discipline of our human parents. We accepted their teaching and corrections on a daily basis. Our human parents corrected us using the standards they thought to be best for us. As we grew older and our own personalities developed, some of us tended to disagree with some of the points and rebel to some degree. In some points, we may have been right and in some points, we were probably wrong. As we grow older, we no longer look to our human parents to discipline us. When we became (or become) babes in Christ, we need to submit ourselves to the teaching and corrections of the Holy Spirit. His discipline is always for our good, even though we may not agree with it at the time. We may question the timing and the why of some of the discipline that God allows us to go through. We need to understand that what we are going through is a part of the sanctification process The two big differences in being children of human parents and being children of the living God are these:
1. Human parents are sometimes wrong, God is always right.
2. As humans, we grow more and need our parents’ corrections less and less. We study to get our degrees in various occupation. As Spiritual children, we mature and in that process, we learn that we need Jesus more and more, not less and less. When it comes to learning about God and His Word, I seriously doubt that many of us ever make it through kindergarten, much less earn any degrees.
15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. — 2 Timothy 2:15 NIV
“The Gospel has come to you because it’s on its way to someone else.” – Anonymous
Post 05-21-2018
Morning Meds (Take 1 each Morning with all the Prayer You Need) 