Monday
Hebrews 12:4
After all, I have not yet given my life in my struggle against sin.
Tuesday
Hebrews 12:5
And have I entirely forgotten the encouraging words You, God, spoke to me, Your child? You said. “My child, don’t ignore it when I, the Lord, discipline you, and don’t be discouraged when I correct you.
Wednesday
Hebrews 12: 6
“For I, the Lord, discipline those I love, and I punish those I accept as My children.”
Thursday
Hebrews 12:7
As I endure this divine discipline, I remember that You, God, are treating me as Your own child. Whoever heard of a child who was never disciplined?
Friday
Hebrews 12:8
If You, God, don’t discipline me as You do all of Your children, it means that I am illegitimate and are not really Your child after all.
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
4206. The greatest of all passions–seeking self-approval.
4207. Status is a poor substitute for stature—a man should be able to get ahead without getting a swelled head.
4208. People who place too much importance on their standing are generally too big for their shoes.
4209. You don’t have to be much of a musician to toot your own horn.
4210. An egotist is a man who thinks that if he had not been born people would have asked why not.