Friday!

Proverbs!

Don't reject the instruction of the LORD, my son; 

don't despise his correction.

The LORD loves those he corrects, 

just like a father who treats his son with favor.   

Proverbs 3:11-12 CEB

Some versions in English of this part of Proverbs have used the word "discipline" in place of "instruction" and then used passages like this as a weapon to promote or justify punishment, especially physical punishment, particularly of children.

This whole chapter has been about instruction, about ideas, about trusting God in the way we live as adults, as community.

Thia part is like a little summary, & wraps up this part with love.

You are Beloved.

So listen to the Eternal who loves you.

Rejecting His words takes us back to being "wise in our own eyes".

Accepting his invitation towards wisdom takes faith.

This can seem easier when our days are full of success, wins, goodness.

But when we are in pain, suffering from loss, struggling with our thoughts, our emotions, when the choices of others have and are hurting, then there may be times when we don't want to hear anything from or about God.

And yet we are Beloved.

And He keeps inviting us back, welcoming us back, like we are all the favourite - the last word here is "ratsah" which means "to be pleased with, to accept favorably, to delight in".

You are delighted in.

#proverbs

#wisdom 

##youareBeloved