Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotional 10th October 2022, Monday Reflection. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Read Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotional 10 October 2022
TOPIC: Responding to God’s Discipline
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 12:4-13
In Touch Daily Devotional 10th October 2022 MESSAGE
Do you remember how much you dreaded your parents’ discipline when you were a child? They were doing it for your sake so you’d learn that sin and disobedience have negative consequences. Their goal was to train you to be responsible and good.
Our heavenly Father also disciplines His children, but His purposes are even higher. He does it to train us in holiness so we’ll reflect His likeness. Divine discipline is corrective; the Lord uses difficult trials and painful circumstances to turn us away from unholy practices and to teach us the way of godliness.
So when experiencing God’s discipline, we should understand that we’ve sinned and take His correction seriously. Instead of fighting the process, we’d be wise to cooperate by strengthening our area of weakness so we don’t fall again. At the same time, we should keep our eyes fixed on the promised harvest of righteousness and peace.
If your troubles are a result of your own ungodly actions, confess them immediately and turn back to the Father in repentance and obedience. Not every hardship is a result of sin, but God will use all of our adversity to build faith and develop Christlike character.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 22-24
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: God’s discipline is another example of His great love for us.
In Touch Daily Devotional 10th October 2022 By Dr. Charles Stanley. He is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.