RTW 2023

After Ehud’s death, the Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. 2 So the Lord turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite king. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-haggoyim.

Judges 4:1-2

God’s discipline shows He cares. He cares too much to allow us to continue to self-destruct.

Discipline:
(Noun) systematic training in obedience to regulations and authority
(Verb) to improve or attempt to improve behavior by training, conditions, or rules

Preventive Discipline

• Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.
  Psalm 86:11
• Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart.
  Psalm 119:34
• Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.
  Psalm 119:35

Discipline:
(Noun) punishment or chastisement
(Verb) punish or correct

Corrective Discipline

• For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
  Hebrews 12:11 (ESV)
• Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.
  Proverbs 15:32 (ESV)
• Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.
  Job 5:17 (ESV)

Some reasons God’s disciplines His children:

• because He loves them.
• to make them more mature.
• to increase their capacity for virtue.
• to keep them on the right path.
• to grow their faith.
• to purify them from sin.

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I wonder why God didn’t become angered or annoyed by Gideon’s fleece test

Accept all discipline from God because He loves me and is for me, however, be pro-active and agreeable in preventive discipline.