Word for the day "What a great God"
Proverbs 3:11-12 (NKJV) Despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: for whom the LORD loveth he correcteth.Do not despise, or make light of, the chastening hand of God in your life. As much as I rather not admit I need the correcting Hand of the Lord in my life! How about you?How does one make light of God’s correction, when it obviously feels so heavy? By not recognizing the Lord’s Hand in the trial, or by not confessing its benefit even when you may not understand it, or by not acknowledging your need for it when it comes.Sometimes God chastens and corrects us in order to circumvent worldly ambitions; at other times it may be in order to remove self-righteous pride, or self-sufficient delusions. Although you may not be walking in any known or gross sin at the moment, ask yourself this question: “have I no pride to destroy?!”It is because God is not weary of you that the Lord chastens you; so do not grow weary of God. You see, the child of God is never punished, because of Christ’s work on the cross (he took our punishment for us). However, the child of God is always corrected, because of Christ’s work on the cross — God will not give up His work of sanctification because Christ has made us eternally His.Point to ponder- God does not delight in your suffering, but the Lord does delight in you, through Christ, and so the Lord sends various ways of challenging you in order to shape and mold you into the image of Christ. Beloved believer, there is nothing virtuous or good about the challenges you are facing right now. But there is virtue and goodness in the One who sends it, and that’s our Great God!Our Leadership team is especially thankful for those of you who provided financial donations and support in the month of July 2017 by partnering with us in efforts to advance the kingdom of God in this 21st century season: Special thanks to Mr. William Wilson, Mr. David Straker, Mrs. Annette Straker, Mrs. Marguerite Williams, Ms. Gertrude Scott. Why don't you take the opportunity to write us on our blog and let us know how we are doing in serving you Great people, we'd love to hear from you!Follow me on Twitter @Elder James Baker, as I endeavor to encourage and empower leaders of today and tomorrow! Kingdom Blessings,Pastor James Baker, Jr.Thank you for using the Word Cup devotionals brought to you through Grace and Truth Leadership on (Word press). We are a faith-based, donor-supported ministry. If you have been touched by these daily devotionals, and would like to make a monthly pledge or a special gift of any amount, please use the link below to give as the Lord leads. Thank you so much!http://www.graceandtruthleadership.org/#!donate/vv9e2