Proverbs 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
In verse 24 we are all familiar with what this verse teaches but it is well worth taking another look at it. It used to be ,if your my age, that when you did something you should not have done in school or at home the leather strap was not spared. Most of the time if I got in school I got another one at home and my parents did not have to be told I got at school, they knew it by the time I got home. Just like we learned by discipline how to act in society, God expects the same in living the life He wants us to live. I think most would agree with today when i say discipline is not a factor in our society today. Neither are following the Laws of God followed like they should be today, because people do not think that church is important anymore.
Hebrews 12 6-8 it says “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.”
You see, if God loves you, He will correct you when you are wrong.
This one verse here could be preached on in every church today and I do not believe enough could be said. If you need a church to attend today all are welcome at Luverne First Assembly of God on the Glenwood highway and we love to see you. It begins at 10:30.