Day by day
we who seek to belong to the Lord realize just how far from the Lord we are in
so many ways.
"The Christian life is a constant fighting…You
think Jesus Christ came to save you from any suffering and to do you good. He
came to save you from your sins, and until you are saved from them He will step
between you and no suffering. "As many as I love I rebuke and chasten. Be
zealous, therefore, and repent." [Rev. 3:19] George MacDonald.
Pro
3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of
his correction:
Pro
3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in
whom he delighteth.
This is
truth. We want life to be easy, and problem free, we want a lot less chaos and
drama so we can just feel peace, and possibly happiness. We like things
remaining on an even keel and why wouldn't we? Aren't we all seeking a problem
free life? So many believe having money would solve 95% of all their problems,
and those with that money have found they have a whole new set of problems to
go with the money.
Our desire
for a problem free life is a good thing because it helps us to realize that
this world doesn’t offer such an existence. This world offers us bits of
happiness, and an acceptance how things are as being the way they should be,
but that's not truth. We don't have to accept things being the way they are
with only glimpses of true joy. We can choose to live now knowing that there is
a place that WILL be problem free. There is a place for us that will give us
unending JOY. We can live now in this chaotic world with HOPE for the future
that isn't of this world. We can live now willing to be molded, guided, led to
being prepared for this new world. We can accept that we are going to have very
chaotic lives that will lead us through refining fire after fire in order to
purify us. We need to trust that we are being made new. We need to know that
Christ in us, and us crucified with Christ is our hope of glory to come.
We will be
chastened! And some chastening is brutal. Daily chastisement can be so
incredibly wearisome and while God would have it for our good, Satan is right
there wanting it for our despair. We need to look for the lessons we are being
taught through our life, through the chastising. We aren't chastised
senselessly, not ever. We need to comprehend why we are being chasten, what is
the reason, the purpose. Is it for our ultimate good, or another's. God can use
us to help others, especially if we surrender our lives for His purpose. Not
all we go through is solely for us. We live in a family of humanity, and as
family we will all be there for each other throughout our lives.
Pro
3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of
his correction:
Pro
3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in
whom he delighteth.
We should
NOT despise the chaos- the chastening the LORD uses to correct us, to rid of us
the sin tendencies we struggle with. We should not despise the lessons - the
long lessons, the short lessons, the very hard lessons or those which are not
extremely hard- none of the lessons should be despised as long as the LORD is
in control, as long as the LORD is teaching us, correcting us.
May His
peace which passes all our understanding be ours through all our life and its
many, many lessons.
All by the
grace of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, now and forever!
All in HIS
LOVE.
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