DAILY?READINGS: 1 Kings 3; Jeremiah 11; Ephesians 4:17-32
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty. Job 5: 17
My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him. Hebrews 12:5
Chastening is not something that we would volunteer to have in our lives, but there are times when God chastens for various reasons. It may be that we are straying from the path and need to be corrected. Or it could be that the Lord chastens to deepen our spiritual lives, and bring us closer to Himself. This should give us comfort when it comes upon us, knowing that it comes from a loving Father’s hand who has our best interests in mind. —W. H. Burnett
Faint not Christian though thy God, smite thee with the chastening rod,
Smite He must with Father’s care, that He might his love declare.—James H. Evans