“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”
Proverbs 13:24 KJV
The Word teaches us that love will discipline. If you don’t love your child, you won’t discipline them. Every child needs to be corrected and sometimes it is the rod of correction that speaks. The world teaches that you ignore bad behaviour and stay calm so that the child will learn that bad behaviour doesn’t yield the results the child wants. Society today is being ruled by people who don’t want to set boundaries and limit themselves - society will evolve, they believe. Punishment of a child is considered harsh and evil. With such a mindset, rules are broken, with impunity with no fear. Jesus was punished on the Cross by God Almighty for the rules that humanity had broken. This vicarious death of Jesus brought the true love of God, His kindness & compassion, into focus. The world wants you to believe that God is harsh and evil who goes about punishing humanity. The truth is that He loves us and wants to fellowship with us, so He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. To love Jesus is to discipline ourselves and obey Him, and to discipline our children with love. For whom the Lord loves He chastenes, and scourges every son whom He receives! Thank You Father for disciplining us and helping us to be Jesus’s disciples!
Proverbs 13:24 KJV
The Word teaches us that love will discipline. If you don’t love your child, you won’t discipline them. Every child needs to be corrected and sometimes it is the rod of correction that speaks. The world teaches that you ignore bad behaviour and stay calm so that the child will learn that bad behaviour doesn’t yield the results the child wants. Society today is being ruled by people who don’t want to set boundaries and limit themselves - society will evolve, they believe. Punishment of a child is considered harsh and evil. With such a mindset, rules are broken, with impunity with no fear. Jesus was punished on the Cross by God Almighty for the rules that humanity had broken. This vicarious death of Jesus brought the true love of God, His kindness & compassion, into focus. The world wants you to believe that God is harsh and evil who goes about punishing humanity. The truth is that He loves us and wants to fellowship with us, so He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. To love Jesus is to discipline ourselves and obey Him, and to discipline our children with love. For whom the Lord loves He chastenes, and scourges every son whom He receives! Thank You Father for disciplining us and helping us to be Jesus’s disciples!
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