I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “tough love”, right? That’s where someone has to make a difficult choice to allow somebody else to maybe learn the hard way. Like when your child is repeatedly late getting into the car for his ride to school, and you finally say (this time you mean it), “For the last time, if you’re not in the car at 7:30, we’re leaving without you.” And you actually do it, as excruciatingly hard as it might be. Chances are good that he’ll be the first one in the car next time!
In our passage tonight, we’re going to see how our God loves His children enough to give them “tough love”. In the midst of their repeated sinful behavior, God allows some discipline, and rather harsh discipline we might add, to come into His people’s lives. But as we’ll read, our God is a God of great mercy as well, and He knows how to perfectly strike the balance. May we learn to treasure His love toward us, “tough” as it may have to be sometimes.
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