In summary, keep the Word of GOD always within reach, always before our faces, always at hand, always ready to teach our children. Wherever we are at home, traveling to and from school, the grocery store, on our way anywhere and everywhere, be ready with Scripture for every conversation and every observation that lends itself to a teachable moment.Â
Tall order? Absolutely!
But GOD is able to teach us, and He is able to enable us!Â
Our parents made mistakes in their disciplining of us, some more than others. We made mistakes in disciplining our children, but GOD, He has never made a mistake. And He never will. His discipline is always for our good, and always because He loves us.Â
Does it hurt?
Well, yeah! Sometimes the pain lingers long!
But I’ve discovered that even in the midst of pain, I still sense and know His love for me and His comfort to me.Â
There’s more in the verse.Â
So, let me ask, what reason do you see, other than for our good, does Father discipline you and me? I think it is even more important than for our good — although this is certainly good for us.Â
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