Proverbs 29:15 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says...

“The rod and reproof give wisdom: But a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.” (Proverbs 29:15 KJV)

Need wisdom? The rod of correction is what this passage reminds. This is a picture of the guiding tool used by shepherds to lead their flock on the right path, into their grazing field. That's what the rod is for - to guide and to direct into the future we are designed and destined to be. It is not for harm, but for help and for blessing. It guides us, especially when we are navigating in a new and/or uncharted strange ground. The rod of correction is useful to give us wisdom. It helps us to be trained by those who've been ahead of us, so we arrive in our future. Where we are in the now has been the result of either adherence or neglect of the correction we have been given. That is for sure! Henceforth, we need wisdom of the rod and reproof to lead us to our future.

Yeah, utter disregard of correction or the lack of it, as a child left on his own deprived of reproof - brings ruin to his life which gives shame and grief to his mother who bore him in her womb. It is of utmost gravity not to let these scriptures go by unheeded. In praise and with pleasure, by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are to rest in this promise: “All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.” (Isaiah 54:13-14 ESV)

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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