MEMORISE: …My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: Hebrews 12:5
Also Read: Open Heaven 7 August 2025 – Overflowing With The Holy Spirit (1)
BIBLE READING: Hebrews 12:5-8
5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
MESSAGE:
Some years ago, we held a week-long programme in the USA. God’s presence was strong, and His power came down mightily to bless the people. At the end of the programme, we dispersed while still talking about God’s mighty visitation. When we arrived at the hotel I was lodged in, the fellow sitting in the front passenger’s seat of the car I drove in alighted and shut the door, not knowing that my hand was in the doorframe. As the door hit my hand against the frame, I screamed in pain, and everyone panicked before they realised what had happened. While climbing up the stairs to my hotel room, my first question to God was, “Daddy, what have l done wrong?” He explained that it was my punishment for not appreciating His visitation at the programme. Immediately, I apologised and started thanking Him, and before I turned the doorknob to my hotel room, the pain had disappeared.
My dear child, God chastises His children. If He really loves you, He will correct you when you do wrong. When He does, accept His correction, and amend your Ways.
REFLECTION: How do you respond anytime God corrects you?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Ezra 4:24-6:22 & 2 Corinthians 3:5-23