Reproof of Instructions
“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:” (Proverbs 6:23)
Today’s Morsel: Solomon, the wisest man in the world, not only tells us to buy the truth, but also wisdom, instruction, and understanding. Instruction gives us detailed information which tells us how something should be done, operate, or assembled. We can have all the truth and wisdom in the world, but if we don’t know how to use it and when to use it, it will do us no good. And he also tells us that reproof of instructions is the way of life. True change comes through instructions. Even in the church, our teaching ought to be instructional if we want to see change in the lives of people. People will never reach perfection, learn how to behave, and build character in their lives without instructions. I can tell my child that stealing is wrong and give them a spanking each time that they do it, but not until I sat them down, give them some solid instruction as to why stealing is wrong, or take them on a tour of a jail or prison where they can see those incarcerated for stealing, will my punishment have a true effect on their thinking. Correction must always be given with instructions if we want to see change in others.
Sing: He’s changing me, my Blessed Savior, I’m not the same person that I use to be. Well, it’s been slow going but there’s a knowing, that someday perfect I will be.
Thought For Today: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
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