January 8 – Loved Enough to Be Corrected

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Welcome to Bible Chat, where we
have devotional conversations

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rooted in Scripture and relevant
for today, January 8th.

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Loved enough to be corrected.
Nobody enjoys being corrected.

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It can feel embarrassing,
frustrating, or even hurtful.

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Maybe it’s a parent calling out
an attitude you didn’t think was

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a big deal, a coach pointing out
where you’re falling short, or a

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moment when something you hear
in church hits a little too

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close to home.
Correction has a way of making

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us feel exposed.
Our instinct is often to defend

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ourselves, shut down, or pull
away.

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But what if correction isn’t a
sign of rejection at all?

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What if it’s actually proof of
love?

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Proverbs chapter 3, verses 11 to
12 reframes the whole idea.

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My son, do not despise the
Lord’s discipline or be weary of

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his reproof.
For the Lord reproves him whom

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he loves as a father, the Son,
and whom he delights.

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God doesn’t correct you because
He’s disappointed in you.

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He corrects you because he
delights in you.

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He sees who you’re becoming, not
just who you are right now.

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His love doesn’t stop at saving
you, it keeps working to shape

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you.
That shaping shows up clearly in

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Matthew chapter 5 where Jesus
describes what a life aligned

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with God actually looks like.
He says blessed are the meek,

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for they shall inherit the
earth.

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Meekness isn’t weakness, it’s
strength under control.

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It’s choosing humility over ego.
Then Jesus says blessed are the

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pure in heart, for they shall
see God.

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Purity isn’t about perfection.
It’s about a heart that’s

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willing to be cleaned, refined,
and aligned with God’s truth.

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And he adds, blessed are the
peacemakers, for they shall be

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called sons of God.
Peacemaking takes effort.

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It often means swallowing pride,
letting go of the need to be

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right, and choosing love over
drama.

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None of these qualities grow
naturally on their own.

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They’re formed through moments
where God gently and sometimes

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firmly corrects us, through
conviction, through

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uncomfortable honesty, through
learning to listen instead of

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resist.
God’s correction isn’t

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punishment, it’s preparation.
He’s shaping your heart so your

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life can reflect His character.
So the next time you feel that

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nudge in your spirit, that quiet
conviction, or that loving

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challenge, don’t run from it.
Lean in.

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That may be your Heavenly Father
saying you matter too much to

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leave you where you are.
Let’s pray.

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Heavenly Father, thank you for
loving me enough to correct me.

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Help me not to resist your
discipline or grow weary of your

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guidance.
Shape my heart to be meek, pure,

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and committed to peace.
Give me humility to listen,

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courage to change, and grace to
grow into who you’re calling me

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to be in Jesus name, Amen.
What if the ache you feel for

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more is actually God calling you
deeper?

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This is a journey from longing

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to encounter, from dryness to
delight.

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God with passion and

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intentionality.
Savor trains your heart to

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recognize and enjoy His presence
in every season.

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God’s power, glory, and beauty

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at work in your life.
Satisfied leads your soul into

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fullness, strength, and deep
contentment in Him alone.

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Proverbs Chapter 3 verses 11 to
12 World English Bible My son,

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don’t despise Yahweh’s
discipline, neither be weary of

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his correction.
For whom Yahweh loves, He

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corrects, even as a father
reproves the Son in whom he

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delights.
Matthew Chapter 5 World English

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Bible Seeing the multitudes, he
went up onto the mountain.

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When he had sat down, his
disciples came to him.

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He opened his mouth and taught
them, saying, Blessed are the

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poor in spirit, for theirs is
the Kingdom of heaven.

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Blessed are those who mourn, for
they shall be comforted.

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Blessed are the gentle, for they
shall inherit the earth.

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Blessed are those who hunger and
thirst for righteousness, for

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they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for

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they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,

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for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for

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they shall be called children of
God.

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Blessed are those who have been
persecuted for righteousness

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sake, for theirs is the Kingdom
of heaven.

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Blessed are you when people
reproach you, persecute you, and

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say all kinds of evil against
you falsely For my sake.

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Rejoice and be exceedingly glad,
for great is your reward in

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heaven, for that is how they
persecuted the prophets who were

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before you.
You are the salt of the earth,

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but if the salt has lost its
flavor, with what will it be

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salted?
It is then good for nothing but

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to be cast out and trodden under
the feet of men.

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You are the light of the world.
A city located on a hill can’t

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be hidden.
Neither do you light a lamp and

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put it under a measuring basket,
but on a stand, and it shines to

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all who are in the house.
Even so, let your light shine

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before men, that they may see
your good works and glorify your

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Father who is in heaven.
Don’t think that I came to

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destroy the law or the prophets.
I didn’t come to destroy, but to

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fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,

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until heaven and earth pass
away, not even one smallest

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letter or one tiny pen stroke
shall in any way pass away from

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the law until all things are
accomplished.

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Therefore, whoever shall break
one of these least commandments

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and teach others to do so shall
be called least in the Kingdom

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of heaven.
But whoever shall do and teach

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them shall be called great in
the Kingdom of heaven.

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For I tell you that unless your
righteousness exceeds that of

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the scribes and Pharisees, there
is no way you will enter into

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the Kingdom of heaven.
You have heard that it was said

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to the ancient ones.
You shall not murder, and

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whoever murders will be in
danger of the judgment.

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But I tell you that everyone who
is angry with his brother

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without a cause will be in
danger of the judgment.

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Whoever says to his brother
Raqqa will be in danger of the

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council.
Whoever says you fool will be in

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danger of the fire of Gehenna.
If, therefore, you are offering

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your gift at the altar and there
remember that your brother has

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anything against you.
Leave your gift there before the

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altar and go your way.
First be reconciled to your

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brother, and then come and offer
your gift.

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Agree with your adversary
quickly while you are with him

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on the way, lest perhaps the
prosecutor deliver you to the

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judge and the judge deliver you
to the officer, and you be cast

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into prison.
Most certainly, I tell you, you

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shall by no means get out of
there until you have paid the

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last penny.
You have heard that it was said

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you shall not commit adultery,
but I tell you that everyone who

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gazes at a woman to lust after
her has committed adultery with

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her already in his heart.
If your right eye causes you to

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stumble, pluck it out and throw
it away from you, for it is more

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profitable for you that one of
your members should perish, then

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for your whole body to be cast
into Gehenna.

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If your right hand causes you to
stumble, cut it off and throw it

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away from you, for it is more
profitable for you that one of

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your members should perish than
for your whole body to be cast

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into Gehenna.
It was also said, Whoever shall

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put away his wife, let him give
her a writing of divorce.

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But I tell you that whoever puts
away his wife, except for the

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cause of sexual immorality,
makes her an adulteress, and

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whoever marries her when she is
put away commits adultery.

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Again, you have heard that it
was said to the ancient ones.

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You shall not make false vows,
but shall perform to the Lord

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your vows.
But I tell you, don’t swear at

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all, neither by heaven, for it
is the throne of God, nor by the

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earth, for it is the footstool
of his feet, nor by Jerusalem,

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for it is the city of the great
King.

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Neither shall you swear by your
head, for you can’t make one

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hair white or black.
But let your yes be yes, and

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your no be no.
Whatever is more than these is

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of the evil. 1 You have heard
that it was said an eye for an

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eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
But I tell you, don’t resist him

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who is evil, but whoever strikes
you on your right cheek, turn to

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him the other.
Also, if anyone sues you to take

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away your coat, let him have
your cloak also.

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Whoever compels you to go one
mile, go with him too.

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Give to him who asks you and
don’t turn away him who desires

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to borrow from you.
You have heard that it was said

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you shall love your neighbor and
hate your enemy.

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But I tell you, love your
enemies, bless those who curse

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you, do good to those who hate
you, and pray for those who

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mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children of your

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Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his Son to rise on

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the evil and the good, and sends
rain on the just and the unjust.

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For if you love those who love
you, what reward do you have?

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Don’t even the tax collectors do
the same?

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If you only greet your friends,
what more do you do than others?

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Don’t even the tax collectors do
the same.

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Therefore, you shall be perfect,
just as your Father in heaven is

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perfect.
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