That is so the thoughts that have been going through my head as of late! He disciplines because He loves and doesn't want us to be led astray (Hebrews 12:6, Revelation 3:19)
B.CooP*
· 2 months ago
It is God's Mercy that Disciplines us.... It's God's PASSIVE WRATH that allows us to continue to live in sin... If you dont feel the disciplining rod of God Shepherding you... THAT SHOULD SCARE YOU TO DEATH...
Kurt Libby
· 2 months ago
I heard (or read, I can't remember) a great teaching on the rod and the staff. I guess shepherd would yell at the sheep, and as they were getting to know his voice, he would direct them with the staff. And then after time, he would just use his voice, and they would know his voice, so they could follow it. But if for some reason the shepherd would yell at the sheep, over and over, and the sheep would continue to stray without the staff, then he would go get the sheep, bring it back, and break a leg with the rod. Then the sheep would be stuck next to the shepherd for sometime as it healed and at the end, the sheep would know the voice of the shepherd.
This is probably something that sheep farmers just know, but we're pretty oblivious to it. It makes sense/sucks/is comforting.
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This is probably something that sheep farmers just know, but we're pretty oblivious to it. It makes sense/sucks/is comforting.