Hb12

Those the Lord loves, He disciplines. If we can walk in disobedience to God and not experience His discipline, we might need to check out the true nature of our relationship! 

Good fathers use loving discipline to train and shape their sons. Even more so with God! This is not a tame chapter and God is not a passive father. He has made a way for us to be his sons and His expectation is that we would live according to His desires.

My father expected certain things of me as a "Nesbitt". He would say, "remember who you are." He would also expect certain things of me as a christian. He would say, "be a missionary, not a mission field!" 

I will never forget these words.