Proverbs 20:30 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says...

“Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart.” (Proverbs 20:30 NKJV)

It drives home to the core of problems plaguing our society nowadays. Where we hear crimes committed every day. Murders, road rages, home invasions, school shootings, massacres, sexual assaults and the list goes on and on and on. Perpetrators are all across the spectrum of ages. Children becoming criminals in their supposed to be age of innocence, gone are their respect for authorities in homes and in schools. They are pampered and protected to do whatever please them. Mostly, may not have heard the word ‘No’ as they do anything they desire.

The sad thing is some of them are pleased to do evil. Parents and mentors cannot anymore do anything about them. The tools of chastisement and discipline are taken away from them. Young kids are empowered in their untouchable posture. Now, parents, teachers and every authority supposed to be over them can only watch with aching heart their children and students walk down the road to destruction and/or populate the 5 star prisons prepared for them by those who claim to protect them. There, they enjoy serving their taxpayer paid vacation, which costs double the income of their middle class benefactors. All these are consequences to quashing God's effective way of discipline through the doctrines of 'child protection' and ‘political correctness’.

This passage, therefore, reminds in The Message Bible paraphrase: "A good thrashing purges evil; punishment goes deep within us." Yes, God's wise way of chastisement may at times, makes a bit of pain. But, it leads to gain. As children of God by grace through faith in Christ Jesus, we are to discipline our children. It is parents’ penultimate expression of love to their children. And yes, the blows that hurt and stripes to the heart save the soul and herald a fruitful life to those who receive it. It is written: "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” (Hebrews 12:11 NIV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:

F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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