July 23, 2013
The Need to Heed
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Hebrews 12:6-10
“Sometimes God has to break us to make us. It’s just a bend, it’s not the end. We’re all like glow sticks, no matter how much we’re bent and broken, our light still shines.”
- DeAndre Carswell
As much as it may pain us to admit it – there is not one among us who does not find themselves in the need of Godly discipline from time to time: if not almost daily. Among humans – there are none of us that are perfect. We all need to heed God’s sometimes subtle, while other times a little more direct methods of meeting out His discipline: so that He won’t have the need to become more severe in His methods in order to garner our attention and attain the desired result.
Yet amazingly, even in our imperfection: considering our infractions and our disobediences: God still works through us – often in spite of us.
His love and light can shine in this world, through us, even when we are not one hundred percent in alignment with His Word and His plan. It would be better and we could do much greater things for Him, if we could achieve that level of total perfection on a continuing basis: but the reality is we can’t.
What we need to understand, accept and realize is that we are not all that we should be: but His grace, mercy and love can go beyond what we are and use us in spite of what we may be. Our major part in this process is to be willing; to be yielded and to be open to allowing Him to manifest His power; His righteousness; and His presence through us and in so doing we will be able to draw closer to realizing what He wants us to be and we will find it easier to live lives less needful of those perpetuated disciplining sessions: though the need for them will never completely disappear until we see Him face to face.
We must recognize the need to heed His Spirits working in us and then we need to allow His Spirit freedom to do whatever it takes to accomplish His will.
Prayer:
Father, to often stubbornness and pride interfere with submission and surrender: May the former decrease and the latter increase in my life.
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