Do You Need A Good Spanking
Psalm 103:3, 10-12, 17
Vs 3: “who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,"
Vs 10-12: "He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."
Vs 17: "But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear Him, and His righteousness with their children’s children—”
Wow! This Psalm is full of good nuggets and promises! So I'm totally claiming verse 3 right now!! Then verse 17, is comforting to my thoughts of our kids and grand-kids. Verses 10-12 is just a big reminder that we are NOT getting what we actually deserve as punishment for what we do. Which reminds me of someone 'behaving' badly, "they" are NOT their action or behavior, "they" are a person whom God loves, and created in His image. I'm reminded that when someone is behaving badly, we need to put on our Jesus Glasses that are like the Jesus Filter that God looks through to see us. Of course, those who are not believers in Jesus, still get viewed as a child who God loves, but they are not covered by Him, and therefor judged differently. Yes, sometimes, we still get spanked by our loving Father.... however, we are not given the full wrath of punishment that we deserve for the sins we commit. Either in actual actions or in our thoughts and mind desires.
The trick with the Jesus Glasses/Filter and forgiveness - we need to confess the things we see, feel, believe, understand that we do that are against Gods design and plan. When we go against scripture, and willfully do something for "our" sake instead of for the glory of God, then we are sinning. In order for those to be forgiven, we must confess with our mouth to Him these things, and then "repent" or turn from doing them! Not easy, especially if they have become a habit. But the BEST part about admitting/confessing the things we have done unwisely, the things we have chosen to repeat... He forgives them and remembers them NO MORE! Can you measure the East or the West here on earth? NO! If you head East, you just keep going East. Never to meet up with the other direction. THAT is how far He removes our sin from us. "To infinity and beyond" comes to my thoughts LOL But it's true.
Just had a MEF (minds eye flash). I've just been told to go out back and pick a 'spanking switch' off the bush, to be punished for something I chose to do against my parents wishes. Full on tears, knowing that I did not make a wise choice, begging to not get a whooping. I am still directed out to the bush. Painfully, slowly I was through the house, reflecting on my actions and choices. Trying to picture the incident in a different way. What I "could" have chosen instead. Oh the regret at my choice! As I get to the back door, the fresh air hitting my face as I walk outside, hits so quickly, that it nearly knocks the breath out of me. As I gasp in the air - it clears my sobbing tears. Like I'm being made new as I am walking to the bush. I'm still dragging my feet, NOT wanting to pick my own spanking switch. As I approach the bush, I recall the other trips here. If I choose one that is too little, my parent will come out and pick one. A MUCH bigger one! If I pick one that is too big, then it will hurt even more than I actually deserve. Something strange happens as I get closer to the bush..... each and every branch is exactly the same! All the perfect size for the discipline. As I look around the bush, yup! They are all the same! As I pick one, I'm thinking how this switch is just right for the punishment I deserve for my 'sin', the thing I've done. Sort of, confessing it out-loud as I'm touching it. I pick one, and as I break it off, another strange thing happens.... it blows away out of my hands! Far away off into the sky! So, I pick another one. As it breaks off the bush, it disappears! Right from my hands! So, I grab another one. I hold on tight with determination. Both for the sake of keeping a hold of one, and for the punishment popping to the front of my thoughts standing there. This one breaks off and instantly goes soft and limp. No whipping can be done with this one! I start to burst into tears for my heart actually knows I deserve to be punished for what I've done, and now, it's becoming impossible! Just as I am about to be a big pile of sobbing mess again, my Parent comes up from behind, lovingly and gently places His hand on my shoulder to turn me around to face Him. However, I am turned part way around and I am facing my Brother instead. He then reaches for a switch, grabs one and brings it to our Father. Our Father then begins to spank Him in my place! Not in anger, but with compassion. My Brother takes it all on my behalf. As I cry even more now, I am REALLY confessing what I have done and promising to do what ever I can to NOT do it again. Then, it is finished. More amazing, is that when I try to speak up and share my confessing again, I ask both my Father and my Brother to forgive me. My Father gently and lovingly wraps me in His arms and says, "Yes child, I forgive you. I will remember this no more." I then turn to look over my shoulder at my Brother, who is now approaching us for a group hug. I try to ask Him for forgiveness too, and I am hushed with the biggest and best bear hug ever! Forgiven. Done.
I pray that you 'come clean' today, and walk out to the "Spanking Bush" to pick your switch. Then I pray you bravely walk back to a private spot, to kneel before your loving and forgiving Father, and lay it at His feet. No matter how 'bad' of a choice you have made, no matter what you 'think' the punishment should be for it - just lay it all out there, confess each and every detail about it. Then, simply look up and ask, "Father, will you forgive me?" And He will!! He WILL!! Be well today, be blessed, and hang on to this promise and truth today, every day! Repeat it back to the enemy each and every time he tries to throw the darts and lies at you over this. Done. Gone. Forgiven.
Vs 3: “who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,"
Vs 10-12: "He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."
Vs 17: "But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear Him, and His righteousness with their children’s children—”
Wow! This Psalm is full of good nuggets and promises! So I'm totally claiming verse 3 right now!! Then verse 17, is comforting to my thoughts of our kids and grand-kids. Verses 10-12 is just a big reminder that we are NOT getting what we actually deserve as punishment for what we do. Which reminds me of someone 'behaving' badly, "they" are NOT their action or behavior, "they" are a person whom God loves, and created in His image. I'm reminded that when someone is behaving badly, we need to put on our Jesus Glasses that are like the Jesus Filter that God looks through to see us. Of course, those who are not believers in Jesus, still get viewed as a child who God loves, but they are not covered by Him, and therefor judged differently. Yes, sometimes, we still get spanked by our loving Father.... however, we are not given the full wrath of punishment that we deserve for the sins we commit. Either in actual actions or in our thoughts and mind desires.
The trick with the Jesus Glasses/Filter and forgiveness - we need to confess the things we see, feel, believe, understand that we do that are against Gods design and plan. When we go against scripture, and willfully do something for "our" sake instead of for the glory of God, then we are sinning. In order for those to be forgiven, we must confess with our mouth to Him these things, and then "repent" or turn from doing them! Not easy, especially if they have become a habit. But the BEST part about admitting/confessing the things we have done unwisely, the things we have chosen to repeat... He forgives them and remembers them NO MORE! Can you measure the East or the West here on earth? NO! If you head East, you just keep going East. Never to meet up with the other direction. THAT is how far He removes our sin from us. "To infinity and beyond" comes to my thoughts LOL But it's true.
Just had a MEF (minds eye flash). I've just been told to go out back and pick a 'spanking switch' off the bush, to be punished for something I chose to do against my parents wishes. Full on tears, knowing that I did not make a wise choice, begging to not get a whooping. I am still directed out to the bush. Painfully, slowly I was through the house, reflecting on my actions and choices. Trying to picture the incident in a different way. What I "could" have chosen instead. Oh the regret at my choice! As I get to the back door, the fresh air hitting my face as I walk outside, hits so quickly, that it nearly knocks the breath out of me. As I gasp in the air - it clears my sobbing tears. Like I'm being made new as I am walking to the bush. I'm still dragging my feet, NOT wanting to pick my own spanking switch. As I approach the bush, I recall the other trips here. If I choose one that is too little, my parent will come out and pick one. A MUCH bigger one! If I pick one that is too big, then it will hurt even more than I actually deserve. Something strange happens as I get closer to the bush..... each and every branch is exactly the same! All the perfect size for the discipline. As I look around the bush, yup! They are all the same! As I pick one, I'm thinking how this switch is just right for the punishment I deserve for my 'sin', the thing I've done. Sort of, confessing it out-loud as I'm touching it. I pick one, and as I break it off, another strange thing happens.... it blows away out of my hands! Far away off into the sky! So, I pick another one. As it breaks off the bush, it disappears! Right from my hands! So, I grab another one. I hold on tight with determination. Both for the sake of keeping a hold of one, and for the punishment popping to the front of my thoughts standing there. This one breaks off and instantly goes soft and limp. No whipping can be done with this one! I start to burst into tears for my heart actually knows I deserve to be punished for what I've done, and now, it's becoming impossible! Just as I am about to be a big pile of sobbing mess again, my Parent comes up from behind, lovingly and gently places His hand on my shoulder to turn me around to face Him. However, I am turned part way around and I am facing my Brother instead. He then reaches for a switch, grabs one and brings it to our Father. Our Father then begins to spank Him in my place! Not in anger, but with compassion. My Brother takes it all on my behalf. As I cry even more now, I am REALLY confessing what I have done and promising to do what ever I can to NOT do it again. Then, it is finished. More amazing, is that when I try to speak up and share my confessing again, I ask both my Father and my Brother to forgive me. My Father gently and lovingly wraps me in His arms and says, "Yes child, I forgive you. I will remember this no more." I then turn to look over my shoulder at my Brother, who is now approaching us for a group hug. I try to ask Him for forgiveness too, and I am hushed with the biggest and best bear hug ever! Forgiven. Done.
I pray that you 'come clean' today, and walk out to the "Spanking Bush" to pick your switch. Then I pray you bravely walk back to a private spot, to kneel before your loving and forgiving Father, and lay it at His feet. No matter how 'bad' of a choice you have made, no matter what you 'think' the punishment should be for it - just lay it all out there, confess each and every detail about it. Then, simply look up and ask, "Father, will you forgive me?" And He will!! He WILL!! Be well today, be blessed, and hang on to this promise and truth today, every day! Repeat it back to the enemy each and every time he tries to throw the darts and lies at you over this. Done. Gone. Forgiven.
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