We’ve all heard (as is proper) about the blessings of knowing Jesus! Eternal Life! Heaven and its mansions! Answers to prayer! And a ton of other benefits!

But we hear very little about the sobering responsibilities of being a Christian!

Jesus did say … “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” John 14:15

True Christianity involves, surely, making Jesus the LORD of one’s life. Letting the Saviour, through the indwelling Holy Spirit, guide our every move.

And to neglect this … will always bring the chastening Hand of our loving Heavenly Father!

Hebrews 12:5-10 (soon to be studied in one of our “Evening Meditation” Classes) tells the story …

“5 My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.”

Sounds serious!

When we become part of the “family of God” (when we ae born again) we place ourselves under the Watchcare of God the Father. See that, the FATHER?

And like all good fathers … He being the Creator of Fatherhood … God disciples and trains us as need be!

Living for Jesus.

Better get busy at it … or else!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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