DAILY READINGS: Leviticus 1:1-16; Psalms 96:1-98:9; Acts 24:24-25:12
Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. 1 Kings 12:24
Chastising Solomon’s house, God divided the kingdom and instructed Rehoboam not to reverse it through war. Similarly believers can come under God’s discipline. When we do, we should not despise it, but value His correction. Submitting to a loving Father produces holiness, righteousness, and peace. Resisting discouragement, we should rejoice that our loving Father is teaching us. Do you sense that you are under God’s discipline? Value it. Repent. Submit. Learn. Rejoice. Keep going. —George Ferrier
With mercy and with judgment my web of time He wove,
And aye, the dews of sorrow were lustered with His love. —Anne R. Cousin