So, when I saw the limp, I went limp. With
great fear I uttered, “Oh, Oh. Here comes my Dad.” Not that I expected
him to join the “group” and enjoy the evening with us. I feared his
arrival because I was disobedient.
“Be home before dark, or else.” He never finished the “or else.” The
“else” was always consistent with what I had done or not done. And, it
was always something that would serve my best interests. The one I most
remember was having to read or practice the piano before going to be
with my friends after school. On occasion, it took several hours of
practice. And, on occasion, there was the “rod.”
But he was never unfair. Never
inconsiderate. Never a disciplinarian without a reason for his
“chastisement.” What he did was done for my sake: to protect me from
harming myself or others. How Fatherly like! His goal? My best!
So it is with God. Whenever we put our
wants ahead of His needs, hopefully, He will intervene and place us on
the correct path. As His children, we can expect Him to use various
means to correct us: financial loss because of greed or even suffering
to draw us back to His side to make us plead for His mercy and grace and
healing.
Prayer: Give us a willing spirit, Father, to accept Your discipline when we walk in paths that would harm us. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture for Today: Proverbs 3:11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke,
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