Discipline

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways” declares the Lord, “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.   Isaiah 55:6-9

“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”   Revelation 3:19-22

once more

You open my eyes,

once again

You hold up a mirror

before my wretched and pitiful face,

revealing inner things

I could not see on my own,

showing the conceit

of all my preconceived ideas,

humbling the lofty and haughty spirit

by which I have walked,

crushing the self-righteous throne

upon which I have sat,

deflating the egotistical vanity

living inside;

proving that You alone

know the hearts of men,

making me understand

that You alone

have the right to judge,

that there are ways

which seem right to a man,

but in the end lead to death;

Lord forgive my selfish pride,

have mercy upon my wicked ways,

guide my blinded eyes,

lead me down Your holy paths,

use me for Your righteous will,

teach me Your perfect ways,

rebuke my errors and mistakes;

discipline me as a beloved son.

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