The Plumbline

 Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. (Napoleon Hill) Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up. After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin. And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said, “My child, don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline, and don’t give up when he corrects you. (Hebrews 12:3-5 NLT) God's discipline may not seem like a good thing, but it is always based in love and fully cushioned with his grace. We struggle with sin - he provides a bit of correction to get us back on course. We get lazy in our walk with him - he calls us to attention through circumstances we never expected. We drift a bit in our focus on what he has called us to do - he puts a bit of a roadblock in our path, so we are forced to turn around again. God's discipline is always meant for CORRECTION. It is hard to believe that correcti...