Reject Not God's Discipline #2

In this part of the sermon: This section focuses on the first negative command, 'despise not,' which means to regard chastening rightly, with reverence and attention. Martin explains that 'despise' here…

An analogy of a king visiting a village is used to distinguish between two types of despising: one who disesteems the king by ignoring him, and another who actively loathes and abuses him, illustrating the spectrum of 'despise' in the text.

But anyway, they've gone out and they've worked up a lather as they've run to the village and made the announcement the king is coming. And it's expected that when the king and his regal entourage make their way into the village, all the villagers, no matter what they're doing, will line up along the streets. mothers will for a moment as it were forget that they have children and hold them quietly at their feet or behind them or in their arms so when the king passes by they can give him due attention and say long live the king well as the king comes into the town there's a certain man who's ov...

11:33 - 12:20 Read in full sermon

The point: If you know God's rod is upon you for a specific sin or to work a particular grace, capitulate; it's losing business to fight God.

The story of a preacher's son who stubbornly refused to bend to his father's discipline, despite knowing his wrongdoing, illustrates the second way believers despise God's chastening: by refusing to bend to His specific purpose.

What a terrible thing it is to a parent when a child will not bend by the discipline of the father but goes on stubbornly in his own way. He sees the area of disobedience. He admits it. He knows that it's the father's rod and the father's voice that has come to him because of it.

24:52 - 25:08 Read in full sermon

The point: Examine if your misery stems from refusing to bend to God's rod, rather than seeking other solutions like Christian psychologists.

The story of Jonah is used to illustrate the misery and trouble brought upon oneself and others by refusing to bend to God's will, and God's persistent determination to have His way with His children.

God does not delight in the repeated disciplinary measures but He's determined to have His way with His children. Look at Jonah. wasn't enough that God should give him his word and God says alright I'll send a storm I'll make it a violent storm look at all the trouble God went to had to create a great fish and had to create a situation which a man could live in the belly of that fish for three days and then he had to tickle the fish at the right place at the right time to get him to burp up Jonah he said I'm going to have my way Jonah and I'm bigger than you are and you're my child and I've ta...

29:48 - 30:30 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: This section addresses the second negative command, 'faint not,' meaning to bear reproofs with patience and endurance. Martin defines 'faint' as growing weary, losing heart, or…

The analogy of a runner in a mile race dropping his hands and sagging his shoulders when he quits illustrates what it means to 'faint' under God's chastening – to lose heart and give up before the goal is reached.

Here's a man with his hands hung down. Have you ever watched this in a race? The guy's out running the mile race, four laps, on a quarter mile track. And he's out there and he's running and he's going.

43:27 - 43:38 Read in full sermon