Welcome to Nancy Wilson's Feminine Podcast, presented by Canon Press.

Welcome to the Feminine Podcast. This is Nancy Wilson.

Thanks for joining me today. Last week I talked about the importance of disciplining our children,

so they will be good disciples of the Lord Jesus. This week I want to look at another aspect of discipline.

The foundation of all our discipline of our children is the example that God has laid down for us in

his word about how he disciplines his own children, namely us. We will not be any good at dispensing

discipline unless we ourselves are under discipline. Deuteronomy 8.5, you should know in your heart

that as a man chasens his son, so the Lord your God chasens you. And then this section from Hebrews 12

verses 5 through 11. And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as sons.

My son do not despise the chasening of the Lord nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by him,

for whom the Lord loves he chasens and scourges every son whom he receives. If you endure

chasening, God deals with you as with sons, for what son is there whom a father does not chasen.

But if you are without chasening of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and

not sons. Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us and we paid them respect,

showing not much more readily being subject to the father of spirits and live. For they indeed for

a few days chasen does as seem best to them, but he for our prophet that we may be partakers of

his holiness. Now no chasening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful. Nevertheless,

afterward he yields a peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

Okay, obviously this is a great passage and there's so much in it, but I'm just going to hit a few

highlights. First of all, is God chasening or disciplining you then take heart? Don't be discouraged,

don't lose heart. Why? Because this is a sign that you are in the Lord's household. You are his.

If you are not disciplined, it would be a sign that you're illegitimate and not really a Christian

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