July 1: Job 5:18; Psalm 103:10–14; Proverbs 3:12; Isaiah 48:10; Lamentations 3:33; Hebrews 12:5–6; 1 Peter 5:6; Revelation 3:19; 1 Kings 18:26; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Matthew 6:7–8; Luke 11:1; Luke 18:10–11; Luke 18:13–14 - a podcast by Crossway

“Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline.”

“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.”—As a father the son in whom he delights.—He wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.—Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.—“I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.”

He does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.—He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.

Job 5:18 (Listen)

18   For he wounds, but he binds up;
    he shatters, but his hands heal.

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Psalm 103:10–14 (Listen)

10   He does not deal with us according to our sins,
    nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11   For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
12   as far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
13   As a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.
14   For he knows our frame;¹
    he remembers that we are dust.

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Proverbs 3:12 (Listen)

12   for the LORD reproves him whom he loves,
    as a father the son in whom he delights.

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Isaiah 48:10 (Listen)

10   Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;
    I have tried¹ you in the furnace of affliction.

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Lamentations 3:33 (Listen)

33   for he does not afflict from his heart
    or grieve the children of men.

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Hebrews 12:5–6 (Listen)

5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?

  “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
    nor be weary when reproved by him.
6   For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
    and chastises every son whom he receives.”

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1 Peter 5:6 (Listen)

6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,

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Revelation 3:19 (Listen)

19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

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God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”

They… called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!”

“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.’… But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other.”

“Lord, teach us to pray.”

1 Kings 18:26 (Listen)

26 And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made.

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Ecclesiastes 5:2 (Listen)

2 ¹ Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

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Matthew 6:7–8 (Listen)

7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

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Luke 11:1 (Listen)

The Lord’s Prayer

11 Now Jesus¹ was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”

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Luke 18:10–11 (Listen)

10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed¹ thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

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Luke 18:13–14 (Listen)

13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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