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Hebrews 12:11
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Can we not bear something unpleasant in the short term when we know that it is doing us so much good in the long run? It is the immaturity of the child that is unable to see this sometimes. The Christian must not be like that but must gain perspective on the Christian life and what God is doing with him. He must see the great gain that comes from cooperating with the Lord in all he is doing in our lives. How could we design a training program for ourselves with such skill, which was as effective as the Lord’s program? We do not understand as he does the lessons which we still need to learn. We do not know the experiences which will teach those lessons. We do not control providence as he does with all his infinite power. The lessons we need to learn are immersive; we will not learn them unless we are convinced we are deep in the experiences that we need to pass through. We cannot learn them by simply observing life from the outside. Our responses to situations need to be real. Who but the Lord who controls all things can put us through such lessons?
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Peace, plenty, pleasure, honours, what effect do these things have on you? Well the natural effect is that you become secure and proud and satisfied and complacent and self-indulgent, and even covetous, and then you move from that into licentiousness and disobedience of other kinds. God’s training course will not let that happen, if you heed it, if you are on the books in the lectures, heed the training, value rebuke, have aims, value the standards. You will gain an altogether different form of peace, peace that comes with righteousness. My Father is at work in my life. Is it so with us? Listen to conscience, Scripture, exhortation, observe the examples, take the promises.
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