February 26
Scripture of the day: "'My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by Him; for those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.' It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? ... He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness." Hebrews 12:5-7, 10-11
Thought of the day: Why do we have to run with endurance the race that is set before us? Why isn't the life of faith easier? Why do we have to endure? God has answered these questions. "It is for discipline that you endure". You are God's child and He loves you. Therefore, He disciplines you for your good ... so that you may share His holiness.
Challenge of the day: Don't treat His discipline lightly. And don't faint under His discipline ... even though it is sorrowful. Let God's discipline produce its positive result in you. Don't reject it. And don't fight it. If you let His discipline accomplish His purpose in training you, then afterwards it will yield "the peaceful fruit of righteousness." Do you see His discipline in your life? Are you letting Him change you through discipline?
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