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Monday, October
12, 2009
Training Day
Psalms 118:24 This is the day which the
LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. (KJV)
Lights, camera, action; this is the day,
right now you have the opportunity to serve a living God in Spirit and in
truth so that some day when you stand before His throne to give account of
your life there will be no shame. All of us from day one of our salvation
are in a training process, one that takes place on a daily basis learning
to walk by faith, the unseen realm, at least to the carnal vision. Nothing
that took place in your past has any bearing on where you are headed today,
unless you are still holding to the past and some of its foolish childish
ways.
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way
he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (KJV)
There are two ways that we can look at
the above verse; one is seeing ourselves as a newborn child of God and
coming to Him seeking His counsel and wisdom of how to walk this new path
in the new realm we just entered by faith. Another way is for those that
are parents; you have an obligation to teach your child the things of God,
not only by word but in deed as well. Oh, by the way, dumping your children
off at the local congregation and leaving it in someone else’s hands is not
a good way to handle this either. In the end you will still be held responsible
for what kind of doctrine they were taught on your watch.
Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound in
the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from
him. (KJV)
The wisdom of this world and its fallen
limited way of thinking is foolishness in the sight of God; and for all of
us we had been indoctrinated in this worldly realm before our conversion in
Christ. Oh and parents, this foolishness is also bound in the heart of your
lovely offspring; so like it or not you will still need to apply a rod of
correction to drive it out of them. Yeah I know, all this new age thinking
and psychology of man would have you negotiate with the child rather than
show them who the boss really is. But hey, one only needs to look around
and see just how ineffective this kind of thinking is, where now the child
is ruling the parents. In days gone by this was not the mindset, but rather
even in the classrooms the teachers had more control because they were
allowed to provide the rod of correction when needed.
Proverbs 23:12-14 Apply thine heart unto
instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. (13) Withhold not
correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall
not die. (14) Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul
from hell. (KJV)
Counting to ten or taking time outs just
doesn’t work people. Again, how many times have you gone to other people’s
homes and literally seen where the child is out of control and calling the
shots, a bit awkward and embarrassing isn’t it? The reason many people
don’t apply correction in the child is because they are not listening and
disciplining themselves and giving heed to the Lord’s correction for their
own walk. To quote an old phrase “stupid is as stupid does”.
Proverbs 13:24 He that spareth his rod
hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. (KJV)
Do you really love that child; do you
really love the Lord? Well this is the day that He has made for us to walk
in; are you giving ear to His counsel and consider this is a training day
in the realm of the Spirit?
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