Nov
12
2007
Forsake Not Thy Father’s Discipline
Considered by many to be the most skilled artist who ever lived, Michelangelo was asked onetime how he was able to take a solid block of Italian marble and carve it into the beautiful statue of David. He said, “That was easy. I just chiseled away everything that did not look like David.” That is what God is doing in the life of every Christian. He is chiseling away everything that does not look like Jesus. This is why the Bible tells us not to despise our Father’s discipline. He corrects us and changes us for our own good. It is God’s discipline that prunes us and makes us more and more holy. I see this happening at my church and in my life and I pray that Christians all over the world will learn more and more how to submit humbly to God’s pruning activity because all of us need to change.