Love That Disciplines - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Our Daily Bread - Monday, August 10, 2021
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Love That Disciplines

Bible in a Year: Psalms 79-80, Romans 11:1-18

Do not despise the Lord's discipline.
Proverbs 3:11

Today's Scripture & Insight:

When I took a family studies class in college, we were asked to write a "family history"â€”a record of the key events that make up one's childhood. This included the patterns that characterized typical family life and the methods of discipline we experienced. We all had at least one instance of a parent misapplying discipline and leaving an emotional or physical scar. Understandably, traumatic experiences like these may affect the way we interpret our heavenly Father's discipline.

In Proverbs 3:11-12, the wise teacher invites readers to accept God's discipline. The word discipline could be translated "correction." As a good and loving Father, God speaks through His Spirit and the Scriptures to correct self-destructive behavior. God's discipline is relationalâ€”rooted in His love and His desire for what's best for us. Sometimes it looks like consequences. Sometimes God prompts someone to point out our blind spots. Often, it's uncomfortable, but God's discipline is a gift.

But we don't always see it that way. The wise man cautioned, "Do not despise the Lord's discipline" (v. 11). Sometimes we fear God's discipline. At other times we misinterpret bad things in our lives as God's discipline. This is far from the heart of a loving Father who disciplines because He delights in us and corrects because He loves us.

Instead of fearing God's discipline, may we learn to accept it. When we hear God's voice of correction in our hearts or experience conviction when reading Scripture, may we thank God that He delights in us enough to lead us to what's best.

By: Daniel Ryan Day

Reflect & Pray
How do you recognize God's discipline? How do you sense the love of God in the midst of it?

God, help me to recognize Your discipline so that I can discover the freedom You offer.
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