Hebrews 12:3-5

The Voice

³Consider the life of the One who endured such personal attacks and hostility from sinners so that you will not grow weary or lose heart. ⁴Among you, in your striving against sin, none has resisted the pressure to the point of death, as He did.

God “disciplines” His “disciples.” God is training us not just to live here and now, but to have life in the age to come, to share His life and holiness.

⁵Indeed, you seem to have forgotten the proverb directed to you as children:

My child, do not ignore the instruction that comes from the Lord,
or lose heart when He steps in to correct you;

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