“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
Hebrews 12:11
One of the best shooters on our Special Olympics basketball team does his best when listening to the coach’s instructions. However, when his thoughts focus on the professional players he’s watched, he starts imitating them by attempting 3-pointers. This can negatively affect the team, so the coach benches him for a while. It’s for his good as well as for the good of the team and ultimately will help him be a better player.
I think about how Moses knew he would deliver his people from slavery but started by attempting to do so his own way. God benched him, you might say, with many years in the desert lands tending sheep. During that time, the Lord was producing in Moses the character he’d need to lead God’s people.
I can recall times when illness or certain circumstances in my life had me on the sidelines. Though it wasn’t pleasant at the time, I see now that the Lord was training me and growing me in my relationship with Him. Perhaps you are feeling “benched.” Be encouraged as the Lord uses this time to draw you deeper into faith in Him.
I think about how Moses knew he would deliver his people from slavery but started by attempting to do so his own way. God benched him, you might say, with many years in the desert lands tending sheep. During that time, the Lord was producing in Moses the character he’d need to lead God’s people.
I can recall times when illness or certain circumstances in my life had me on the sidelines. Though it wasn’t pleasant at the time, I see now that the Lord was training me and growing me in my relationship with Him. Perhaps you are feeling “benched.” Be encouraged as the Lord uses this time to draw you deeper into faith in Him.
Scripture Focus
Acts 7:20-36
Insight
“This hard place in which you, perhaps, find yourself, is the very place in which God is giving you opportunity to look only to Him.” (Elisabeth Elliot, 1995)
Bible In A Year
- 1 Chronicles 2-3
- Proverbs 25
- Revelation 3-5