DAILY READINGS: Judges 9 to 10:5; Isaiah 30; 1 Cor. 9:1-23
No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:
nevertheless aft erward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness
unto them which are exercised thereby. Hebrews 12:11
God the Father disciplines us in love, for our good. Sadly some
hearts are hardened to God by the diffi cult circumstances He allows
and they are not exercised for good. Other hearts are made soft and
submissive to God’s teaching. Then there are those who are careless.
God’s dealings roll off them and there is no change whatsoever in
their lives. If we would be conformed to the image of the Saviour,
we must allow His chastening to do its work. —E. MacLelland
Submissive to God’s perfect will, this should our motive be,
Until we are in ev’ry way, conformed, O Lord, to Thee! —E. M.