II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
November 5th
"Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee." Deuteronomy 5:16
How can a young child avoid being disciplined in a normal home? You know the answer as well as I: by learning the will of the parent and striving to one's utmost to obey all rules and regulations. Precisely the same principle applies with reference to people in this world and their indwelling spirits – begotten by the Heavenly Father. So soon as they learn the Will of the Heavenly Father and become conversant with the great many laws governing their being and this universe, and then commence with all that they are within to live to the fullness the Will of the Father, then does their life commence to change. The funeral dirge of the past transforms to a wedding march; the complaints, griefs, and wails of the past transform to a lilting melody, a love song bursts forth from the lips, punctuated by shouts of joy which cannot be suppressed.
I am sure that everyone who reads this has far more than enough intelligence to understand that if the youngster does not want to take that trip to the woodshed, he is careful to obey the Father's command. And similarly, when you and I have had enough, and what we might think of as too much of the Father's whiplash, then we become busy to learn the fullness of His Will, and to carefully understand the laws governing our being, even the laws governing this universe.
The Shepherdsfield Update #17