Ezekiel 1-3, Hebrews 4;14-16, Hebrews 5: 1-10, Proverbs 11: 29-31, Proverbs 12: 1-7
Proverbs 12: 1 (ESV)
“Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates
reproof is stupid.”
Verse 1 from Proverbs 12 shows Wisdom telling us to keep
learning, and to make learning a discipline that we do daily. If we love the
discipline of learning, then this means we love knowledge. But then Wisdom also
us that sometimes we may get it wrong and, we must therefore love correction.
How can you improve in any area of your life if you are not willing to be
corrected?
I think this verse applies to every day practical things,
but also to our relationship with God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. We
must be willing to constantly seek the knowledge of God and his plans for our
life. We must read the Bible daily and learn to accept God’s correction in our
life. How would we know we are being obedient to God, if he does not sometimes
need to correct us? When I get corrected by the Holy Spirit, my first reaction is
the feeling of anger. The little child in me rises and says “I can do anything
I want, and no one is going to tell me what to do.” But after a minute, I calm
down and realize what a good father-God I have. God cares about me so much that
the watches my every move, and if I do something not in keeping with God’s plan
for my life, he steps in and corrects me using the Holy Spirit. His swift intervention
into my life always keeps me on track and makes my life path smooth. No life is
ever trouble free; God did not make that promise to his followers. But with God
guiding us, we can always expect that God will do his best to smooth out the
path for us as much as possible.
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