“For the Lord disciplines those he loves and chastises every son whom he receives” - Hebrews 12:6 (ESV)
Imagine you are tasked to talk to your boss that he erred. He believes he did right and is even puffing about his latest act. Your job is to correct him that not only did he overlook something but he is not perfect either. The intention is not so much to shame the boss but rather to save him from committing an even worse mistake.
Would you take up that offer?
There was such a man who had to take on such an unpleasant job. After King David had taken the wife of a soldier of his called Uriah and had him killed, the Lord wasn’t pleased at all. The prophet Nathan was therefore sent to admonish him (2 Samuel 12). What is interesting is that not only did Nathan bring to David the unpleasant news of his sin but also its consequences. “Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own” (2 Sam 10).
Here we learn that when we do sin the Lord will not spare us of being admonished. He does it in a number of ways; sometimes through a rebuke as here or circumstances that wake us up.
But in all the Lord does so because he loves us! And like David once the error becomes obvious let us not shift in denials. We should repent and hear what the Lord is telling us. “Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord” (2 Samuel 12:13).
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray that where I have erred I may be open to your rebuke because you love me.
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23/04/2024 - 24/04/2024 All day“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31)
There are many instances we find in the scriptures where God came and told a person, “I will come!” It was quite difficult to comprehend then and the waiting took a bit of time, but the Lord came through.
We find so in Gen 18:10, how the Lord spoke to Abraham, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” And surely at the right time the Lord came through.
The prophet Isaiah did long before the birth of Christ prophecy, “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (9:6-7).
Well, it took a bit of time; but it surely came to pass. There is here a remarkable fact about knowing God which none of us should ever lose sight of. As He once spoke through the prophet Balam, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” ( Numbers 23:19).There is a world of difference between God and man! If He has promised; He will fulfill. The Lord’s “Yes” is truly “Yes;” and His “No,” quite frankly, “No! “ Listen to God. If He has said, “I will come”, just wait, for as with the prophets, the Lord is not in the business of falling back on His own word!
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, as you word says, you are not a human that you should lie, and for this, I hold on to your promises over my life, as I wait on you, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
