My father who disciplines me.

D E Wasake

Message 7 of the "You are my anchor" series.

Knowing that Christians like you and I would wonder the same or even struggle to understand how God’s discipline is evidence of love, the Bible says this in Hebrews 12:

Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?

This verse shows that God disciplines the one he loves – who he accepts as a child, just like earthly children are disciplined by their earthly fathers. We should therefore not lose heart!

The verse then shows that one of the ways God disciplines his children is through hardship or suffering.

Now God, my father who loves me and thus disciplines me has done it in at least 3 ways:

1.Rebuke

2.Warning

3.Long suffering/hardship.

In this message I will share how the Lord uses these 3 to demonstrate his fierce love for us and then I will also help you know what to do if you are going through a season of hardship or suffering.

Read the message here or watch the video.