Promises ofGod
6.Correction
Proverbs3:12"ForwhomtheLORDlovethhe correcteth;evenasafatherthesoninwhomhe delighteth."
Meaning:Theword"correcteth"meanstoberight.God promisescorrectiontoeveryonethatisachildofHis.The LordspecificallysaysHecorrects"thesoninwhomhe delighteth."ThosewhopleasetheLordandstrivetoobey Himwillreceivemorereproofandinstructionthantheone whoisrebellious.Thisstandstoreasonfor"hegiveth wisdomuntothewise"(Daniel2:21).
Application:WeshouldbehappywhenGod correctsusbecauseitisasignthatHelovesus.The childofGodthatresistscorrectionisonewhohas forsakenthewayofGod(Proverbs15:10).God's correctionisforourgood.Thosewhodespiseorare wearyofHiscorrectionmissoutonaclose relationshipwithGodandthejoyoflivinginHis will.God'scorrectionis"forourprofit,thatwe mightbepartakersofhisholiness"(Hebrew12:10).
OtherVersesforStudy:Deuteronomy8:5;Job5:17; Proverbs3:11,12;13:24;Hebrews12:5-11
1.Godgivethwisdomuntothe________________________.
2.OfwhatisGod'scorrectionasign?__________________
3.WhydoesapersonresistGod'scorrection?