Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Jeremiah 25:8-14
by: Trisha Gerstel.
Although it is something parents realize when disciplining their children, it is also something we often forget as children of God: Discipline is meant to keep children safe and to help them grow. Just as I would count myself a terrible mother if I allowed my children to sneak a jar of cookies or ride their bicycles in the middle of the highway without being disciplined, our righteous Lord cannot give us anything less than loving discipline just as He did here with the Israelites. As I tell my children, however, consequences sting a little less when we know they are teaching us a lesson—and lesser still when we vow to learn from our mistake.