4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons:
“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
6 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.”and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
6 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
In this passage the writer of Hebrews quotes Proverbs 3:11-12 as a reminder that trials and suffering in the Christian life comes from God who uses these experiences to discipline, educate and train us because of His love for us as His children.
An undisciplined child is an unloved child (or at least a child of parents who do not understand that love includes discipline). Loving parents do not want to raise undisciplined children. Just as we train our children because we love them, so God trains us because He loves us.
Tomorrow's scripture focus: Hebrews 12:7-11
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