TODAY'S DAILY...
One of the most loving things a parent can do for their child is tell them when they are doing something wrong.
We have all either been corrected by a parent or been on the other end of the correction belt, as a parent.
Whether we use the term "correction, reproof or rebuke"; all three words are used in the Bible and God says it is necessary for our growth.
I suppose no one really likes to be punished, but when God reprimands (punishes) us, He does it out of love. It is an act of His love that He wants us to walk the straight and narrow way.
I suppose at times my own children thought it was unfair to be punished, but in the end they learned their lesson and they changed their ways.
In Jeremiah chapter 31 we are reminded of God's everlasting love...
(Jeremiah 31:3) The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness."
Before we would punish our children for a wrongdoing, we would always say to them, "this hurts me more than you". A child who is about to be punished finds that hard to believe but as a parent I assure you, it pains us greatly when our children do wrong.
If it's that way for you and me with our children, how much more do you think our sin (our wrongdoing) hurts our Heavenly Father?
If God is reprimanding you for something today, it isn't because He wants to but it's because He loves you!
BLESSINGS. Laurie
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TODAY'S READING...Jeremiah 30:1-31:22, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:11, Proverbs 11:27-31
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