Psalm 50:1, the first phrase, has become the way I open all of the Dads Teach the Bible workshops. Asaph uses three different names of God to say that He has spoke, sort of an emphatic way to suggest we pay attention.
Today Psalm 50:17 caught my eye. The contrast with Psalm 50:1 is stark. Rather than pay attention, the Word is cast behind. Note what Asaph says about those who do that.
They hate discipline.
2 Timothy 3:14 – 17 reminds us that the Word teaches, reproves, corrects, and trains us. Sounds a lot like discipline.
Hebrews 12:7 – 11 tells us that it is God’s purpose to discipline us to share His holiness.
The two, discipline and the Word of God are tightly, inseparably linked. Should we choose to diminish our time in the Word, we are choosing to resist, hate God’s discipline.
They hate discipline.
2 Timothy 3:14 – 17 reminds us that the Word teaches, reproves, corrects, and trains us. Sounds a lot like discipline.
Hebrews 12:7 – 11 tells us that it is God’s purpose to discipline us to share His holiness.
The two, discipline and the Word of God are tightly, inseparably linked. Should we choose to diminish our time in the Word, we are choosing to resist, hate God’s discipline.
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