DCLM Higher Everyday 1 November 2022 — Correction is good and common
DCLM Higher Everyday 1 November 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Correction is good and common
TOPIC: CORRECTION IS GOOD AND COMMON
TEXT: HEBREWS 12:5-12
MEMORY VERSE: “My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth” (PROVERBS 3:11, 12).
MESSAGE:
Pinterest stated that, “Correction is only seen as judgment by those who still love their sin.”
God is a loving Father, always planning the best for His children. Even when we err from the path of righteousness, blinded by our depraved heart, our God lovingly corrects us. Often, divine chastisement may be perceived as unpleasant, even resisted or repulsed by some unruly children of God. Yet, our Omniscient and benevolent Father deliberately uses such as an instrument of correction, to deliver us from eternal damnation.
Wiser children of God would happily submit to divine chastisement, knowing that it is the path to greatness. Many children of God who submit to correction in the home or Church usually grow up to become trustworthy workers and leaders in their chosen careers.
Dr. Ben Carson’s mother singlehandedly raised her three sons. She was strict on them when she noticed that they were bound for failure and waywardness. She supervised their engagement in domestic chores, reading and doing their school assignments. Eventually, they all moved from zero to hero in life. God has blessings for obedient children (Ephesians 6:1, 2).
QUOTE: God has blessings for obedient children.
CHALLENGE: Willful submission to divine chastisement opens the door of eternal bliss.
PRAYER: Give me a willing and submissive heart to your corrections, O LORD!
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
