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MY SON

Text :  Proverbs 5:1.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and listen closely to my insight,

First and foremost, the people God is addressing in our text today are those whom He can call sons. There's a limit you can scold or correct someone who is not your child. So, the question is are you His son?

Hebrew 12:6 says For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he punishes every son he accepts.” 

If you have not received any correction or rebuke from the Lord via His words or His servants in a very long time, then you should really question your sonship in Him.

A number of times, you see well meaning parents disciplining their children for an offence committed by many children without disciplining the rest of the children.  This is because you can only punish or correct those that are truly yours. 

A correct son sees discipline and correction as a show of love and not otherwise. 

Proverbs 29:15 says *The rod and rebuke bestow wisdom, but an undisciplined child brings shame to his mother.* 

Yes, No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, for those who have been trained by it, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace. Hebrews 12:11.

Open your heart to receive His correction and rebukes because it's working for your good. 

Bible  Reading: Proverbs 5:1-14.

PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father God, please give me the grace to receive your chastisement like a true son indeed. 


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