Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him
with the rod, he will not die. Punish
him with the rod and save his soul from death.
Proverbs 23:13, 14
This image was derived through the process of the Rhema
(living) word which ministered to me during a recent tragedy concerning a young
man whose life was lost as a result no discipline in his life. The scripture
out of the book of Proverbs (23:13, 14) sets forth the illustration necessary
to save the souls of our young generation. It starts with us the parents and
not the Ideas of the media, world, and culture that lure our children into
lives with no purpose or direction. Notice this piece of scripture ends
denoting death meaning if the love action is not applied death is the result.
Now remember even though it mentions death it refers to the soul not the
physical but the spiritual. Remember the message from Satan to Adam and eve was
that they would not die if they took hold of the fruit from the tree of
knowledge of good and evil. It was a lie. That same lie is embedded in our
culture and as a result we find our moral and ethical compass dead in its
efforts to guide us into our eternity. When our spirit dies there goes our
natural. There is no foundation to encourage life and as a result an early departure
into eternity.
My prayer is that we stand on the word and image of God
through our Lord Jesus the Christ. Let
him become the guidepost that is necessary to encourage life into living if not
for our sake at least for the children. Amen
This day I call heaven and earth as a witness against you that I have set before you life and
death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may
live Deuteronomy 30:19
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